Pokémon

Pokémon (1997 – 2023)

1997 • 25 seasons • Animation, Action & Adventure • TV-Y7

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Episode 42 — Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!

Season 16 • Pokémon

Released: 2013-09-05 • Animation/Action & Adventure/Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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After being scolded by Iris, an ambush by Team Rocket starts to make Emolga wish she did not have to be with such strict trainers and fights on Team Rocket's side.

Episodes

Episode 1
Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!
2012-10-11

Episode 2
A Surface to Air Tag Battle Team!
2012-10-18

Episode 3
A Village Homecoming!
2012-10-25

Episode 4
Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!
2012-11-08

Episode 5
Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!
2012-11-15

Episode 6
Curtain Up, Unova League!
2012-11-22

Episode 7
Mission: Defeat Your Rival!
2012-11-29

Episode 8
Lost at the League!
2012-12-06

Episode 9
Strong Strategy Steals the Show!
2012-12-13

Episode 10
Cameron's Secret Weapon!
2012-12-20

Episode 11
A Unova League Evolution!
2013-01-10

Episode 12
New Places... Familiar Faces!
2013-01-17

Episode 13
The Name's N!
2013-01-24

Episode 14
There's a New Gym Leader in Town!
2013-01-31

Episode 15
Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!
2013-02-07

Episode 16
The Light of Floccesy Ranch!
2013-02-14

Episode 17
Saving Braviary
2013-02-21

Episode 18
The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!
2013-02-28

Episode 19
The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!
2013-03-07

Episode 20
Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!
2013-03-14

Episode 21
Secrets From Out of the Fog!
2013-03-21

Episode 22
Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!
2013-03-28

Episode 23
Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!
2013-04-04

Episode 24
Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!
2013-04-11

Episode 25
What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!
2013-04-18

Episode 26
Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!
2013-04-25

Episode 27
Danger, Sweet as Honey!
2013-05-02

Episode 28
Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!
2013-05-09

Episode 29
Crowning the Scalchop King!
2013-05-16

Episode 30
The Island of Illusions!
2013-05-23

Episode 31
To Catch a Rotom!
2013-05-30

Episode 32
The Pirates of Decolore!
2013-06-06

Episode 33
Butterfree and Me!
2013-06-13

Episode 34
The Path That Leads to Goodbye!
2013-06-20

Episode 35
Searching for a Wish!
2013-06-27

Episode 36
Capacia Island UFO!
2013-07-04

Episode 37
The Journalist from Another Region!
2013-07-18

Episode 38
Mystery on a Deserted Island!
2013-07-25

Episode 39
A Pokémon of a Different Color!
2013-08-01

Episode 40
Celebrating the Hero's Comet!
2013-08-15

Episode 41
Go, Go Gogoat!
2013-08-22

Episode 42
Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
2013-09-05

Episode 43
Survival of the Striaton Gym!
2013-09-12

Episode 44
Best Wishes! Until We Meet Again!
2013-09-19

Episode 45
The Dream Continues!
2013-09-26

Information

Episode air date	05.09.2013
Episode runtime	23 min
Episode rating	4.30
Genres	Animation / Action & Adventure / Sci-Fi & Fantasy
TMDB series rating	8.0
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	7+
Country	JP

Trailer

Additional videos

Alola (Season 22)

Alola (Season 22)

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Alola (Seasons 20-21)

Alola (Seasons 20-21)

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Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

Kalos (Seasons 17-19)

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Unova (Seasons 14-16)

Unova (Seasons 14-16)

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Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

Sinnoh (Seasons 10-13)

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Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

Hoenn (Seasons 6-9)

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Johto (Seasons 3-5)

Johto (Seasons 3-5)

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Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

Kanto (Seasons 1-2)

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Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

Viz/Pioneer DVD & VHS Commercial

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Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

Opening 1 - "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" - Rica Matsumoto [Pre-Porygon | Remastered w/ Subs]

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Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

Catch 'Em All on VHS Advert (VHS Capture)

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Cast

Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)

Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Daiki Yamashita
Gou (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi
Narrator (voice)

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