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[[File:Shaking Island Battle! Barboach vs. Whiscash!!! slideshow preview|thumb|right|375px|Preview of the unaired episode.]]
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Scheduled to air in Japan on November 4, 2004, was the intended 375th episode (AG101) of the widely popular ''Pokémon'' anime series. The episode, titled "Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!", commonly translated as '''"Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!"''' involved Ash and his friends stopping by Jojo Island on their way to the Sootopolis City Gym, and being caught in an earthquake while on the island (caused by Whiscash). They later end up meeting a trainer named Chōta. No more of the plot is currently known.
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The episode was "postponed" after the Chūetsu earthquake on October 23, 2004,<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Ch%C5%ABetsu_earthquake Wikipedia article on the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake.] Retrieved 21 Jan '13.</ref> although it never appeared in rotation, and was eventually declared "discontinued". It has never been aired to this day, and as such, was never translated for overseas broadcast.
Scheduled to air in Japan on November 4, 2004 was the intended 375th episode (AG101) of the wildly popular anime series ''Pokemon''. The episode, "Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!" or '''"Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!"''', which saw Ash and the gang travelling to Jojo Island (en route to Sootopolis City Gym) and getting caught in the middle of an earthquake (caused by the titular Whiscash), was pulled from broadcast just weeks before it was set to air, following the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake which took place in late October, killing 40 and injuring over 3,000.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Ch%C5%ABetsu_earthquake Wikipedia article on the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake.] Last retrieved 21 Feb 2015.</ref> They later meet up with a trainer named Chota, who assists them in subduing the Whiscash.


A preview video, released before the episode was pulled, is the only online, visual evidence of its existence (see video to the right).
Although the episode was initially marked as "postponed", it eventually went on to be classified as "discontinued", implying that there are no plans for the episode to ever receive a release. Notably, the moves Earthquake, Fissure and Magnitude have never been used in the anime since the event. The episode, to this day, remains unreleased, with the only footage available being a short preview video that was released prior to it's cancellation.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0r2Tka5P6k 35 second preview video of the episode (Japanese, unsubtitled), via YouTube; 17 Jun 2011.] Last retrieved 21 Feb 2015.</ref>


This episode is 1 of 4 ''Pokémon'' episodes that have never aired, the other 3 being [[Pokémon "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" (1997 Unaired Episode)|"It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore"]] and [[Pokémon "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" Parts 1 and 2 (Unaired 2011 Episodes)|"Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" Parts 1 and 2]].
This episode shares the reputation of being one of four Pokemon episodes to have never been aired or released, the other three being "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" and "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (a two part episode).


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Revision as of 05:18, 21 February 2015

File:Pokemon barboach whiscash.jpg

Screenshot from the episode's preview video.

Status: Partially found


Scheduled to air in Japan on November 4, 2004 was the intended 375th episode (AG101) of the wildly popular anime series Pokemon. The episode, "Yureru Shima no Tatakai! Dojoach VS Namazun!!" or "Battle of the Quaking Island! Barboach VS Whiscash!!", which saw Ash and the gang travelling to Jojo Island (en route to Sootopolis City Gym) and getting caught in the middle of an earthquake (caused by the titular Whiscash), was pulled from broadcast just weeks before it was set to air, following the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake which took place in late October, killing 40 and injuring over 3,000.[1] They later meet up with a trainer named Chota, who assists them in subduing the Whiscash.

Although the episode was initially marked as "postponed", it eventually went on to be classified as "discontinued", implying that there are no plans for the episode to ever receive a release. Notably, the moves Earthquake, Fissure and Magnitude have never been used in the anime since the event. The episode, to this day, remains unreleased, with the only footage available being a short preview video that was released prior to it's cancellation.[2]

This episode shares the reputation of being one of four Pokemon episodes to have never been aired or released, the other three being "It's New Year's Eve! Pocket Monsters Encore" and "Rocket-dan VS Plasma-dan!" (a two part episode).

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia article on the 2004 Chuetsu earthquake. Last retrieved 21 Feb 2015.
  2. ↑ 35 second preview video of the episode (Japanese, unsubtitled), via YouTube; 17 Jun 2011. Last retrieved 21 Feb 2015.
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