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Synopsis[]

No sooner has Ash begun what he hopes will be his final gym battle in the Johto League than Team Rocket once again throws a wrench into his plans, making off with the Dragon Fang, an invaluable heirloom long held by the Blackthorn Gym. Ash and friends, along with the gym leader, give chase, but in their flight, Team Rocket leads them deep into a secretive area rarely visited by anyone but the Dragon Pokémon that dwell there. Perhaps angered by these uninvited guests, a large beast flies directly at Ash and friends as soon as they enter this area. Uncertain whether this shape be friend or foe, our heroes raise their guard and wait as it grows closer... and looms larger still.^[1]

Episode plot[]

Ash begins his battle with Clair. Misty worries about Ash, but Brock knows even if this is Ash's toughest Gym battle, he hasn't come with seven badges to lose. Clair starts by sending a Kingdra, so Ash sends Pikachu, whose Thunderbolt electrocutes Kingdra. However, Kingdra does not seem very hurt and retaliates with Twister, controlling it and affecting Pikachu with that attack. Pikachu uses Thunder on Kingdra, who does not seem severely hurt. Ash wants to know why electric attacks are not injuring Kingdra. Clair responds Kingdra is also a Dragon-type Pokémon as well as a Water-type.

Clair admits that Pikachu survived Kingdra's Twister, which is worthy of respect. Clair's Kingdra uses Hydro Pump, so Pikachu collides that move using Thunderbolt. As Ash tries to figure out to defeat Clair, Jessie daydreams about Dratini. James offers her favorite doughnuts, which Jessie gladly eats. Jessie is still angry about Clair for having Dratini evolve into Dragonair and does not want it anymore. However, James shows her a picture of a Dragon Fang, an artifact that could be stolen. Jessie agrees with that plan and goes to eat more doughnuts. However, they are stolen and blame Wobbuffet for taking them.

As Pikachu dodges Kingdra's Hydro Pump, he uses Quick Attack, but Kingdra seems unaffected. Brock and Misty remind Ash he can switch Pokémon, so Ash calls Pikachu back and sends Noctowl. Team Rocket sneaks before the building, so Meowth goes to use his claws to unlock the door. Noctowl dodges Kingdra's attacks and retaliates with Confusion. However, Kingdra softens its fall using Hydro Pump. Noctowl uses Hypnosis, so Kingdra responds by using Agility, so it does not fall asleep. Team Rocket goes into the building and notices the box containing Dragon Fang. James stops Jessie and Meowth, putting some goggles and seeing a security system. James uses a robotic arm and takes the box, even if it might be empty.

Kingdra uses Hydro Pump on Noctowl. Clair tells Ash he should've expected this last battle wouldn't be easy. Kingdra goes to defeat Noctowl with a Hydro Pump. Team Rocket sees the Dragon Fang, but Wobbuffet comes out and knocks them down, triggering the alarm. Clair, Kaburagi and the heroes come out and see Team Rocket has the Dragon Fang. Team Rocket escapes in their boat, so Clair sends Dragonair, so she and Kaburagi ride it to track them. Ash sends Totodile and Misty releases her Staryu and Politoed to join in. Team Rocket is annoyed, so James rides the boat into the cave; the Dragon's Den.

Clair and Kaburagi explain to the heroes the cave is a maze, made by dragons hundreds of years ago and promise Team Rocket will not defile it. The cave gets darker, so Dragonair brightens the path. Clair also knows Team Rocket took to the path where the flow of water is different. Seeing their enemies are not following them, Team Rocket plans their next step. James thinks they should sell the Dragon Fang to the collector who would give the most money for it. Suddenly, their boat falls down and crashes onto a rock, causing Team Rocket to be swept away. The heroes continue and Kaburagi sees Dragonair pointing at the way of Holy Land.

Team Rocket falls out of the cave, but get saved by a Dragonite. Team Rocket thanks Dragonite, who smells the Dragon Fang. Meowth sees it is quite friendly, so he tells they are protecting the Dragon Fang from a bunch of "bad people". They want its help, as those people would attack this peaceful land. Dragonite sees their cause and agrees to help them. The heroes, Clair and Kaburagi, arrived at the Holy Land. They go to search for Team Rocket. Dragonite sees the heroes and uses Hyper Beam on them. The heroes see Dragonite is with Team Rocket, who get carried away by Dragonite. Kaburagi knows this is the first Gym Leader's Dragonite, who seems to be lonely. As the heroes go to chase Team Rocket, they see a shadow in the sky approaching them.

Debuts[]

Pokémon[]

• Wynaut
• Clair's Kingdra

Quotes[]

"What? It can't be. They're all gone. Oh, no. I can't go stealing priceless treasure on an empty stomach! Hey, who stole my donuts?" - Jessie

"Not me. That jelly goes right to my thighs." - James

"And I'm on a low-carb diet!" - Meowth

"Wynaut!" - Wynaut

"Hmm?" - Jessie, James, and Meowth

"(to Wubbuffet) You're sounding pretty guilty." - Meowth

"Hm? Hm? Wobbu. Wobbuffet." - Wobbuffet

"Yeah, fess up." - Jessie

"You ate eleven donuts?" - James

"Wobbu! Wobbu, Wobbu, Wobbu!" - Wobbuffet

"WOBBUFFET!! GRR!" - Jessie, James, and Meowth

"Wobbuffet!" - Wobbuffet

"Stop!" - Clair

"No. If you hadn't forced my Dratini to evolve, none of this would've been necessary." - Jessie

"But as it stands, we stand to soak some sucker for some serious cash." - Meowth

"Wobbuffet!" - Wobbuffet

"So sayonara, and fangs a lot." - Jessie and Meowth

Trivia[]

• This episode is Part 2 of the Blackthorn City Arc.
• The English episode name is a pun on the sentence "Thanks for nothing!"
• "Who's that Pokémon?": Octillery
• The is the second episode to introduce a Generation III Pokémon, the first being The Kecleon Caper.

Mistakes[]

• Dragonair used Flash to brighten the way, even if it couldn't learn that move.

Gallery[]

Clair sent Kingdra

Kingdra gets shocked

Pikachu gets chased by a Twister

James offers Jessie some doughnuts

A Pokémon takes the doughnuts away

James shows the relic

Team Rocket accuses Wobbuffet

Meowth goes to open the lock

Kingdra uses Hydro Pump to bounce off

James puts his goggles on

The robot arm goes after the artifact

Team Rocket gets chased

Team Rocket's boat crashed

Dragonite saves Team Rocket

Jessie and James explain Dragonite of their mission

The heroes in Team Rocket's explanation

Team Rocket asks Dragonite for help

A strange shadow appears

References[]

v · d · e Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc episodes
Characters · Pokémon
#001–012	"Don't Touch That 'dile" "The Double Trouble Header" "A Sappy Ending" "Roll On, Pokémon!" "Illusion Confusion" "Flower Power" "Spinarak Attack" "Snubbull Snobbery" "The Little Big Horn" "The Chikorita Rescue" "Once in a Blue Moon" "The Whistle Stop"
#013–024	"Ignorance Is Blissey" "A Bout with Sprout" "Fighting Flyer with Fire" "For Crying Out Loud" "Tanks a Lot!" "Charizard's Burning Ambitions" "Grin to Win!" "Chikorita's Big Upset" "Foul Weather Friends" "The Superhero Secret" "Mild 'n Wooly" "Wired for Battle!"
#025–036	"Good 'Quil Hunting" "A Shadow of a Drought" "Going Apricorn!" "Gettin' the Bugs Out" "A Farfetch'd Tale" "Tricks of the Trade" "The Fire-ing Squad!" "No Big Woop!" "Tunnel Vision" "Hour of the Houndour" "The Totodile Duel" "Hot Matches!"
#037–048	"Love, Totodile Style" "Fowl Play!" "Forest Grumps" "The Psychic Sidekicks!" "The Fortune Hunters" "A Goldenrod Opportunity" "A Dairy Tale Ending" "Air Time!" "The Bug Stops Here" "Type Casting" "Fossil Fools" "Carrying On!"
#049–060	"Hassle in the Castle" "Two Hits and a Miss" "A Hot Water Battle" "Hook, Line, and Stinker" "Beauty and the Breeder" "A Better Pill to Swallow" "Power Play!" "Mountain Time" "Wobbu-Palooza!" "Imitation Confrontation" "The Trouble with Snubbull" "Ariados, Amigos"
#061–072	"Wings 'n' Things" "The Grass Route" "The Apple Corp!" "Houndoom's Special Delivery" "A Ghost of a Chance" "From Ghost to Ghost" "Trouble's Brewing" "All That Glitters!" "The Light Fantastic" "UnBEARable" "Moving Pictures" "Spring Fever"
#073–084	"Freeze Frame" "The Stolen Stones!" "The Dunsparce Deception" "The Wayward Wobbuffet" "Sick Daze" "Ring Masters" "The Poké Spokesman" "Control Freak!" "The Art of Pokémon" "The Heartbreak of Brock" "Current Events" "Turning Over a New Bayleef"
#085–096	"Doin' What Comes Natu-rally" "The Big Balloon Blow-Up" "The Screen Actor's Guilt" "Right On, Rhydon!" "The Kecleon Caper" "The Joy of Water Pokémon" "Got Miltank?" "Fight for the Light!" "Machoke, Machoke Man!" "Around the Whirlpool" "Fly Me to the Moon" "Takin' It on the Chinchou"
#097–108	"A Corsola Caper!" "Mantine Overboard!" "Octillery the Outcast" "Dueling Heroes" "The Perfect Match!" "Plant It Now… Diglett Later" "Hi Ho Silver… Away!" "The Mystery Is History" "A Parent Trapped!" "A Promise Is a Promise" "Throwing in the Noctowl" "Nerves of Steelix!"
#109–120	"Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!" "Espeon, Not Included" "For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!" "Extreme Pokémon!" "An EGG-sighting Adventure!" "Hatching a Plan" "Dues and Don'ts" "Just Waiting on a Friend" "A Tyrogue Full of Trouble" "Xatu the Future" "Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution" "Rage of Innocence"
#121–132	"As Cold as Pryce" "Nice Pryce, Baby!" "Whichever Way the Wind Blows" "Some Like It Hot" "Hocus Pokémon" "As Clear as Crystal" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Enlighten Up!" "Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?" "Wish Upon a Star Shape" "Outrageous Fortunes" "One Trick Phony!"
#133–144	"I Politoed Ya So!" "The Ice Cave!" "Beauty Is Skin Deep" "Fangs for Nothin'" "Great Bowls of Fire!" "Better Eight Than Never" "Why? Wynaut!" "Just Add Water" "Lapras of Luxury" "Hatch Me If You Can" "Entei at Your Own Risk" "A Crowning Achievement"
#145–156	"Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid" "You're a Star, Larvitar!" "Address Unown!" "Mother of All Battles" "Pop Goes the Sneasel" "A Claim to Flame!" "Love, Pokémon Style" "Tie One On!" "The Ties That Bind" "Can't Beat the Heat!" "Playing with Fire!" "Johto Photo Finish"
#157–158	"Gotta Catch Ya Later!" "Hoenn Alone!"
See also	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pokémon: Master Quest (Pocket Monsters Pocket Monsters: Orange Islands Arc)
Pocket Monsters

v · d · e Pokémon: Master Quest episodes
Characters · Pokémon · Transcripts
#001–012 (#094–105)	"Around the Whirlpool" "Fly Me to the Moon" "Takin' It on the Chinchou" "A Corsola Caper!" "Mantine Overboard!" "Octillery the Outcast" "Dueling Heroes" "The Perfect Match!" "Plant It Now… Diglett Later" "Hi Ho Silver… Away!" "The Mystery Is History" "A Parent Trapped!"
#013–024 (#106–117)	"A Promise Is a Promise" "Throwing in the Noctowl" "Nerves of Steelix!" "Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!" "Espeon, Not Included" "For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!" "Extreme Pokémon!" "An EGG-sighting Adventure!" "Hatching a Plan" "Dues and Don'ts" "Just Waiting on a Friend" "A Tyrogue Full of Trouble"
#025–036 (#118–129)	"Xatu the Future" "Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution" "Rage of Innocence" "As Cold as Pryce" "Nice Pryce, Baby!" "Whichever Way the Wind Blows" "Some Like It Hot" "Hocus Pokémon" "As Clear as Crystal" "Same Old Song and Dance" "Enlighten Up!" "Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?"
#037–048 (#130–141)	"Wish Upon a Star Shape" "Outrageous Fortunes" "One Trick Phony!" "I Politoed Ya So!" "Beauty Is Skin Deep" "Fangs for Nothin'" "Great Bowls of Fire!" "Better Eight Than Never" "Why? Wynaut!" "Just Add Water" "Lapras of Luxury" "Hatch Me If You Can"
#049–060 (#142–153)	"Entei at Your Own Risk" "A Crowning Achievement" "Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid" "You're a Star, Larvitar!" "Address Unown!" "Mother of All Battles" "Pop Goes the Sneasel" "A Claim to Flame!" "Love, Pokémon Style" "Tie One On!" "The Ties That Bind" "Can't Beat the Heat!"
#061–065 (#154–156)	"Playing with Fire!" "Johto Photo Finish" "Gotta Catch Ya Later!"
See also	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver Arc
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver