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"Dig Those Diglett!" is the 31st episode of Pokémon the Series. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 28, 1997, and in the United States on October 19, 1998.
Plot[]
Ash finds himself among a group of Pokémon Trainers (including Gary) hired to protect a construction site for a dam from the interfering ground Pokémon, Diglett. The construction is shut down after it is revealed that the Diglett and Dugtrio are trying to protect their home. Meanwhile, lamenting over their lack of battle experience, Jessie's Ekans and James' Koffing evolve into Arbok and Weezing respectively.
Home video releases[]
- DVD
- Pokémon Indigo League: Volume 2
Trivia[]
- Who's That Pokémon?: Diglett
- This is Nathan Price's last episode as Meowth. Maddie Blaustein took over the role in the next episode.
- Apparently, a Pokémon can choose whether or not to come out of their Poké Ball, as first demonstrated by Psyduck. However, this is the only instance where the Pokémon refuses to exit its Poké Ball, as opposed to sending itself out whenever it feels like it.
- This episode is extremely similar to Tentacool and Tentacruel, in that a character is trying to build something that would destroy the area around them, and the Pokémon that interfere with it to save their area are targeted by the character to be exterminated. Additionally, the heroes are offered resort stays by both people in exchange for helping exterminate the Pokémon. The main difference between the two episodes is that unlike Nastina, the foreman in this episode realizes the error of his ways and willingly cancels the project.
- Team Rocket break the fourth wall once again, when they first reveal their evolved Pokémon to Ash and friends. They mentioned that their Arbok and Weezing are being shown "for the first time on TV".
- This is the first time when two of main characters' Pokémon evolve simultaneously, and in the same episode. This wouldn't happen again until A Corphish Out of Water.
- Coincidentally, in both instances, one of the Pokémon involved belonged to Jessie.
- Jessie and James mention experience points in this episode.
- In the dub, when all of the Trainers are attempting to send out their Pokémon, one of the Trainers can be heard trying to send out a Porygon.
- In the dub, the Dam is referred to as the "Gaiva Dam", likely a play on the phrase "Give a damn".
External links[]
- Dig Those Diglett! at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki.