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[[JustForFun/TheOneWith The one where...]] Pidgeot won't be coming back for a ''loooooooooooong'' time.
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* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it'', though he did mention Pidgeot and his desire to meet up with it again during his battle with Falkner, suggesting that the omission is not from Ash (and the writers) being complete jerks about it.
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* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it'', though he did mention Pidgeot and his desire to meet up with it again during his battle with Falkner, suggesting that the omission is not from Ash (and the writers) being complete jerks about it. [[spoiler: As of the final episode of ''Journeys'', Ash reunites with Pidgeot who returns to his team!]]
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* ChasedOffIntoTheSunset: Team Rocket are chased off by the flock of Spearow at the end of the episode.
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** Charizard once again. Here however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
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** Charizard once again. Here Here, however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
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* KarmicButtMonkey: Team Rocket ends up at the mercy of the flock of angry Fearow, with Ash resorting to kicking them out of the tree to serve as a distraction. After the cruel stunt they pulled by stealing Pikachu and destroying Ash's party from above, which included Pidgeotto getting inflicted with Poison Sting, they totally had it coming.
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* KarmicButtMonkey: Team Rocket ends up at the mercy of the flock of angry Fearow, with Ash resorting to kicking them out of the tree to serve as a distraction. After the cruel stunt that they pulled by stealing Pikachu and destroying Ash's party from above, which included Pidgeotto getting inflicted with Poison Sting, they totally had it coming.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Fearow finally backs off when confronted by the entire flock of Pidgey/Pidgeotto led by Pidgeot.
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* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: The Pidgey and Pidgeotto flock, once Ash's Pidgeotto evolves into Pidgeot.
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* KarmicButtMonkey: Team Rocket ends up at the mercy of the flock of angry Fearow, with Ash resorting to kicking them out of the tree to serve as a distraction. After the cruel stunt they pulled by stealing Pikachu and destroying Ash's party from above, which included Pidgeotto getting inflicted with Poison Sting, they totally had it coming.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Ash knocking Team Rocket out of the tree that they and he were stuck in together and leaving them at the Spearows' mercy would seem selfish and cruel...if Team Rocket hadn't bombed the crap out of Ash' homecoming party earlier in the episode, and thus Ash warranted a little payback.
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* MythologyGag: The JerkAss Spearow of the first episode evolving may be reference to the manga adaptation where it was indeed a Fearow a led the other Spearow. Ash even tries to catch it, as he managed to in the manga.
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* MythologyGag: The JerkAss Spearow of the first episode evolving may be a reference to the manga adaptation where it was indeed a Fearow a that led the other Spearow. Ash even tries to catch it, as he managed to in the manga.
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* PaperThinDisguise: [[BrickJoke Not again]]. They're not even really disguised, and Ash can't tell that they're cooking food at his party. Maybe he simply can't picture them doing even a facsimile of honest work.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: Ash knocking Team Rocket out of the tree that they and he were stuck in together and leaving them at the Spearows' mercy would seem selfish and cruel...if Team Rocket hadn't bombed the crap out of Ash' homecoming party earlier in the episode, and thus Ash warranted a little payback.
* PaperThinDisguise: [[BrickJoke Notagain]]. again.]] They're not even really disguised, and Ash can't tell that they're cooking food at his party. Maybe he simply can't picture them doing even a facsimile of honest work.
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* VillainBall: Had they settled on escaping with Pikachu, Team Rocket might have made a clean getaway. Bombarding Ash's party, however, has the effect of [[LostFoodGrievance destroying the food that Charizard had its eyes set on]], earning the latter's wrath, leading to Charizard volleying their bombs back, sending them flying off, leading to their predicament with the Spearow flock.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain their status as villains]], but Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what all you will want about [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain [[GoldfishPoopGang their status as villains]], but Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite its initial refusal, Charizard does catch Pikachu in the air after it blasts Team Rocket off.
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** Fearow briefly gets this when Pikachu lands on its back and gets ready to use electric attacks.
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** Fearow briefly gets this when Pikachu lands on its back and gets ready to use an electric attacks.attack on it (again).
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* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast to Charizard.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast to Charizard. When Ash apologizes for letting it be hit by Arbok's Poison Sting, it trills that it has no hard feelings and nuzzles against its trainer in affection.
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* DubInducedPlotHole: Ash officially releases Pidgeot to lead the flock in the Japanese version, but promises to come back for him in the dubbed version, kicking off Ash's streak of looking like a forgetful ass in the eyes of fans.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about [[IneffectualSympatehticVillain their status as villains]], but Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about [[IneffectualSympatehticVillain [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain their status as villains]], but Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about their status as villains; Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about [[IneffectualSympatehticVillain their status as villains; villains]], but Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* TennisBoss: When Team Rocket's bombs destroy a table of food, a beyond pissed Charizard takes off after them and uses its wings to smack their bombs back at their balloon, blasting them off.
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** Much like it's previous appearance, the Fearow seems to attack Ash and Pikachu out of spite.
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** Much like it's its previous appearance, the Fearow seems to attack Ash and Pikachu out of spite.
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* OhCrap: Team Rocket understandably has this reaction when Charizard gets angry and flies after them.
** Fearow briefly gets this when Pikachu lands on its back and gets ready to use electric attacks.
** Fearow briefly gets this when Pikachu lands on its back and gets ready to use electric attacks.
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* VillainousValor: Even though Pidgeot proved more powerful than Fearow, not to mention Pikachu injuring it further with its (particularly painful for Fearow) electric attacks, Fearow refuses to back down and continues fighting them. It does however fly away when the other Pidgeotto and Pidgey decide to join the fight.
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** Charizard is disobedient as usual. Here however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
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** Charizard is disobedient as usual.once again. Here however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
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* FalseReassurance: Ash offers to join up with Team Rocket to get the Spearow out of everyone's hair. His method? Send them out of the tree so the Spearow chase them instead. In Ash's defence, they'd pulled some low moves on him in their earlier attack.
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* FalseReassurance: Ash offers to join up with Team Rocket to get the Spearow out of everyone's hair. His method? Send them out of the tree so the Spearow chase them instead. In Ash's defence, defense, they'd pulled some low moves on him in their earlier attack.
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* PaperThinDisguise: [[BrickJoke Not again]]. They're not even really disguised, and Ash can't tell that they're cooking food at his party. Maybe he simply can't picture them doing even a facsimile of honest work.
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* GodzillaThreshold: With Pikachu about to be taken away by Team Rocket, Ash has no choice but to release Charizard. He gets... mixed results.
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** KickTheSonOfABitch: Ash knocking Team Rocket out of the tree that they and he were stuck in together and leaving them at the Spearows' mercy would seem selfish and cruel...if Team Rocket hadn't bombed the crap out of Ash' homecoming party earlier in the episode and thus Ash warranted a little payback.
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* AshFace: Charizard roasts Ash with a fireball to show that, no, saving Pikachu does not mean it has decided to obey him after all.
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* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Before the Spearow attack.
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After a very eventful welcome back party, in which Team Rocket tried to take Pikachu, Charizard went loco, and a fruit stand was destroyed, Ash and company decide to retrieve an old Pokeball from Valencia Island in the Orange Islands. On the way out of Pallet Town, however, Ash is forced into combating a familiar foe.
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!!Japanese Title: ''Masara Town! Setting Off on a New Journey!''
!!!Original Airdate: January 28st, 1999
!!!US Airdate: December 4th, 1999
Aftera very eventful welcome back party, battling in which Team Rocket tried to take Pikachu, Charizard went loco, and a fruit stand was destroyed, the Pokémon League Tournament, Ash and company decide his friends return to retrieve an old Pokeball from Valencia Island in the Orange Islands. On the way out of Pallet Town, however, Town for a hero's welcome. Team Rocket, as usual, ruins the party with another bumbling attempt to steal Pikachu. Professor Oak makes a request for Ash, Brock and Misty to go on another journey to bring back a mysterious looking Pokéball for him. On their way, Ash is forced in for another surprise when his Pidgeotto evolves into combating a familiar foe.
!!Tropes Are:Pidgeot just in time to save the day!
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!!!Original Airdate: January 28st, 1999
!!!US Airdate: December 4th, 1999
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* GenreSavvy: Brock and Misty ''physically prevent'' Ash from releasing Charizard, knowing his violent behavior.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Team Rocket installed a backup balloon from past instances Pidgeotto burst it and then send Arbok to neutralise it.
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* CurbstompBattle: Fearow decimates Pidgeotto in their initial battle. Reversed around when the latter evolves into Pidgeot.
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* {{Determinator}}: Pidgeotto refuses to stay down after being roughed up by Fearow, even when Ash insists against it. It's implied it evolved into Pidgeot from this willpower.
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* RejectionRedemption: Ash tries to capture Fearow, but it swats the ball away.
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* RejectionRedemption: RedemptionRejection: Ash tries to capture Fearow, but it swats the ball away.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Team Rocket installed a backup balloon from past instances Pidgeotto burst it and then send Arbok to neutralise it.
* FalseReassurance: Ash offers to join up with Team Rocket to get the Spearow out of everyone's hair. His method? Send them out of the tree so the Spearow chase them instead. In Ash's defence, they'd pulled some low moves on him in their earlier attack.
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** Much like it's previous appearance, the Fearow seems to attack Ash and Pikachu out of spite.
** Charizard is disobedient as usual. Here however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
** Much like it's previous appearance, the Fearow seems to attack Ash and Pikachu out of spite.
** Charizard is disobedient as usual. Here however, it even refuses to rescue Pikachu.
* MythologyGag: The JerkAss Spearow of the first episode evolving may be reference to the manga adaptation where it was indeed a Fearow a led the other Spearow. Ash even tries to catch it, as he managed to in the manga.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast to Charizard.
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* RejectionRedemption: Ash tries to capture Fearow, but it swats the ball away.
* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast toCharizard.Charizard.
* WeNeedADistraction: Ash recruits Team Rocket (unwillingly) to send the Spearow their way.
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* WeNeedADistraction: Ash recruits Team Rocket (unwillingly) to send the Spearow their way.
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* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it''.
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* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it''.it'', though he did mention Pidgeot and his desire to meet up with it again during his battle with Falkner, suggesting that the omission is not from Ash (and the writers) being complete jerks about it.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they Team Rocket really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarrma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* LaserGuidedKarrma: LaserGuidedKarma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they really had it coming after what they pulled here.
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* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Team Rocket's scheme in this episode is to distract Ash with super spicy food.
* TheBusCameBack: The Spearow that nearly killed Ash in the very first episode returns as a Fearow, and is now [[KickTheDog terrorizing a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto]].
* TheBusCameBack: The Spearow that nearly killed Ash in the very first episode returns as a Fearow, and is now [[KickTheDog terrorizing a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto]].
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* TheBusCameBack: The Spearow that nearly killed Ash in the very first episode returns as a Fearow, and is now [[KickTheDog terrorizing a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto]].
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Team Rocket, after having escaped with Pikachu, decides to bombard the party from above destroying the food. Made worse when Ash's Pidgeotto is taken out by poison, forcing Ash to pull out Charizard.
* LaserGuidedKarrma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they really had it coming after what they pulled here.
* LostFoodGrievance: Charizard, more interested in the food, gets royally pissed when the table of food he craves is destroyed, and deflects the bombs back in Team Rocket's direction, blasting them off and freeing Pikachu.
* LaserGuidedKarrma: Say what you will about their status as villains; they really had it coming after what they pulled here.
* LostFoodGrievance: Charizard, more interested in the food, gets royally pissed when the table of food he craves is destroyed, and deflects the bombs back in Team Rocket's direction, blasting them off and freeing Pikachu.
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After a very eventful welcome back party, in which Team Rocket tried to take Pikachu, Charizard went loco, and a fruit stand was destroyed, Ash and company decide to retrieve an old Pokeball from Valencia Island in the Orange Islands. On the way out of Pallet Town, however, Ash is forced into combating a familiar foe.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Pidgeotto, who evolves into Pidgeot and helps defeat the Spearow.
* TheBusCameBack: The Spearow that nearly killed Ash in the very first episode returns as a Fearow, and is now [[KickTheDog terrorizing a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto]].
* EvilCounterpart: The Fearow for the newly evolved Pidgeot.
* GenreSavvy: Brock and Misty ''physically prevent'' Ash from releasing Charizard, knowing his violent behavior.
* GodzillaThreshold: With Pikachu about to be taken away by Team Rocket, Ash has no choice but to release Charizard. He gets... mixed results.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Charizard only goes after Team Rocket because they destroyed a fruit stand he really wanted to try, and then goes on a rampage throughout the town.
* MadeOfIron: Fearow endures repeated attacks by Pidgeotto, who then evolved into Pidgeot, and electric shocks from Pikachu, but still keeps going: It only stops when confronted by the entire flock it bullied.
* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it''.
* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast to Charizard.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: For Pidgeotto, who evolves into Pidgeot and helps defeat the Spearow.
* TheBusCameBack: The Spearow that nearly killed Ash in the very first episode returns as a Fearow, and is now [[KickTheDog terrorizing a flock of Pidgey and Pidgeotto]].
* EvilCounterpart: The Fearow for the newly evolved Pidgeot.
* GenreSavvy: Brock and Misty ''physically prevent'' Ash from releasing Charizard, knowing his violent behavior.
* GodzillaThreshold: With Pikachu about to be taken away by Team Rocket, Ash has no choice but to release Charizard. He gets... mixed results.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Charizard only goes after Team Rocket because they destroyed a fruit stand he really wanted to try, and then goes on a rampage throughout the town.
* MadeOfIron: Fearow endures repeated attacks by Pidgeotto, who then evolved into Pidgeot, and electric shocks from Pikachu, but still keeps going: It only stops when confronted by the entire flock it bullied.
* PutOnABus: Pidgeot was sent away by Ash to look after the flock until he got back from the Orange Islands: ''Ash still hasn't returned for it''.
* UndyingLoyalty: Pidgeotto for Ash, in contrast to Charizard.
