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1->"''WARNING: It is currently the Ursaring mating season, and they are using this area as their breeding grounds. Do not disturb them if it's the last thing you do. Because if you do,'' it just may be."
2-->--A warning sign, as read by '''Ash'''
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4!!Japanese Title: ''Ringuma Shock!!''
5!!!Original Airdate: July 6th, 2000
6!!!US Airdate: June 2nd, 2001
7When an Ursaring attack leaves our heroes and Team Rocket in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other. But such a pairing one would guess to be doomed from the start... and one would be right this time.
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9!!Tropes
10* BearsAreBadNews: Both teams get chased by Ursaring.
11* ColorFailure: Team Rocket reflecting on the bad food they suffer through.
12* DescriptionCut: Jessie sees how worried Ash and Brock are about Misty.
13-->'''Jessie:''' I wonder if James and Meowth are as worried about me.\
14[cut to]\
15'''James:''' There only one person Meowth and I would never need to worry about, and that's Jessie.
16* DeusExMachina: In the beginning of the episode, Team Rocket manages to steal every single one of the twerps' Pokémon. They would've probably escaped if it weren't for the Ursaring.
17* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: Meowth realizes the ledge he was stuck on with Misty was only a few feet from the bottom.
18-->'''Meowth:''' If we'd have known that, we could have taken your Pokémon last night.\
19'''Misty''': [[TranquilFury You were gonna take my Pokémon, huh?!]]\
20'''Meowth''': Uh-uh, I meant we was gonna take your Pokémon for a nice walk in the moonlight!
21* EnemyMine: Both groups get split up, and end up looking for each other. Ash and Brock end up with Jessie, while Misty ends up with James and Meowth.
22* EyelidPullTaunt: Team Rocket does this to Ash and his friends after netting all their Pokémon. Naturally, [[TemptingFate they are immediately Hyper Beamed by the Ursaring]].
23* GooGooGodlike: Togepi and Metronome.
24* HeelRealization: Jessie has a minor one when she sees how well-trained Ash and Brock's Pokémon are battling one Ursaring.
25* HereWeGoAgain: Said word for word by Team Rocket at the end of the episode when they are surrounded once more by a pack of Ursaring.
26* MatingSeasonMayhem: As quoted above, Ash and co. learn (after finally getting out of the forest) that a big reason the Ursaring they encountered were acting so aggressive (like, more so than usual) is because it's their breeding season.
27* ShoutOut: The dub title is one to ''Film/ForrestGump''.
28* SupremeChef: Team Rocket is awed by the food Brock prepares for Ash and Misty.

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