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"To Master the Onixpected!" is the 73rd episode of Pokémon the Series. It first aired in Japan on November 19, 1998, and in the United States on October 11, 1999. In this episode, Ash Ketchum and friends meet Bruno of the Kanto Elite Four.
Plot[]
After watching Elite Four member Bruno on TV, Ash Ketchum and his friends decide to do training in the mountains to be as strong as Bruno. However, they meet Bruno, and he manipulates them to do some menial tasks for him. Meanwhile, a giant Onix is on a rampage.
Home video releases[]
- VHS
- Pokémon: Show Time!
- DVD
- Pokémon: Show Time!
- Pokémon All-Stars Volume 20: Onix
- Pokémon Indigo League: Volume 3
Trivia[]
- Who's That Pokémon?: Onix (JP), Alakazam (US)
- Pikachu's Jukebox: Viridian City
- This is the first confirmed appearance of a member of the Elite Four in the anime, if Koga is not considered, due to Koga only being an Elite Four member in the Johto games. His successor Janine never appeared in the anime.
- The dub title for this episode refers to the phrase "To master the unexpected".
- Meowth uses a remote to fast forward the Team Rocket's motto in this episode, effectively breaking the fourth wall.
- This episode's title is formatted as To Master The Onixpected on the DVD menu of Australian DVDs.
External links[]
- To Master the Onixpected! at Bulbapedia, the Pokémon wiki.
- To Master the Onixpected! at the Internet Movie Database