AG101

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Vanity Affair (Japanese: 海の男！四天王ゲンジ登場！！ Man of the Sea! of Appears!!) is the 101st episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 375th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 4, 2004, and in the United States on November 12, 2005.
==Blurb==
Ash is battling with another Trainer by the waterfront, not realizing he is being watched by a mysterious sailor. After he wins, Ash is confident and boastful. The kids decide to grab something to eat.
Team Rocket is currently working in a small restaurant, when the old sailor walks in and demands some hot milk. While he is there, Ash and friends sit down outside and talk about battling. The man approaches them, and Max recognizes him as Drake of the Elite Four!
Drake invites all of them (including the disguised Team Rocket) to his boat, where he challenges Ash to a battle. Drake sends out his Shelgon, and though it is slower, it waits for Pikachu to get just close enough to take it down with Dragonbreath and Dragon Claw.
Ash calls out Grovyle against Drake's Altaria, and though Grovyle has a better time leaping on the masts of the ship, it gets knocked out by some powerful moves from Altaria, including Aerial Ace and Solar Beam.
Team Rocket takes advantage of a weakened Pikachu to steal it, but Drake calls out his Salamence. It uses Dragon Claw and Flamethrower to send the thieves blasting off. With Team Rocket thwarted and a few lessons learned, Ash and friends have dinner with Drake and his crew on the boat.
==Plot==
 takes on a and his while Drake watches on from afar. Scizor uses and uses Flamethrower, only to make Scizor dodge and switch to , which Torkoal protects itself from with . Scizor attempts to use , but Torkoal successfully stops Scizor in its tracks with a powerful attack, taking it out in one shot and thus giving Ash the win. Afterwards, Ash and decide to relax at a local restaurant, unaware that is working there to make money to fund their schemes. James approaches to get the customer's orders, though is startled to see the twerps. He rushes back into the kitchen to alert his teammates to the twerps' arrival, so they consider kidnapping . However, they decide to bide their time for now after imagining the rather intimidating Drake, who is also a customer, blasting them off with a massive punch. While enjoying his hot cup of peppermint milk, Drake also notices the group through a window and approaches them. As discusses strategy for her next , Drake advises the young that her choice of is very important. May is startled by the man and Max suddenly recognizes Drake as a member of the Elite Four, surprising the group and impressing Team Rocket. Drake compliments Ash on his earlier battle. He promptly invites the group aboard his boat, as well as the waiters, Jessie and James, for the great glass of peppermint milk. 
Drake escorts everyone to the docks as his grand ship sails into view. Once aboard, everyone marvels over the ship's grandeur. Max asks Drake to show them his Pokémon, and Ash eagerly joins in. Drake instead suggests a battle with Ash, and the young Trainer agrees almost immediately. cautions Ash given his earlier over-confidence, but Ash is certain that he'll win. Meanwhile, Team Rocket realize that this may be their chance to nab Pikachu. The first round of the three-on-three match begins with Drake choosing while Ash selects Pikachu. Ash seems confident, thinking that Pikachu's will give him the advantage. Pikachu starts off by using , and although it hits Shelgon directly, Drake seems calm. Pikachu repeats the attack, but this time Shelgon dodges it, although barely, with . Shelgon keeps charging at Pikachu, but he is easily able to avoid it with a . Believing that he has Shelgon all tired out, Ash tells Pikachu to use . Drake doesn't seem to react until Pikachu is in range before having Shelgon counter with and follow up with . The two attacks prove to be too much for Pikachu, and the faints. Ash retrieves Pikachu from the field as Brock comments favorably on Drake's strength in battle. Drake’s first mate, Fitzwilliam, admits that Shelgon's incredible endurance was key to Drake's strategy.
Drake brings out , and Ash responds with . Max is worried because types are weak against types, but Ash seems to have a plan. As Fitzwilliam predicted, Ash has Grovyle jump from mast to mast, allowing it to reach the Flying Pokémon. It uses , but Altaria flies behind one of the masts to evade the onslaught. Grovyle prepares to lash its opponent with a , but Altaria is nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, it appears from behind with a attack. With its opponent starting to wear out, Altaria uses Dragon Breath, knocking Grovyle to the ground. Drake advises Ash that he needs to fully focus on the battle if he hopes to win. Altaria charges downward with a , but Grovyle is able to dodge it with Quick Attack, before throwing out a Leaf Blade at its opponent. However, Altaria dodges the attack with and fires a , which sends Grovyle crashing through two barrels before slamming into a wall and knocking itself out. Drake gently picks up Grovyle, and after a quick inspection admits that some rest at the Pokémon Center will help it recover. Ash agrees and recalls Grovyle. Drake commends Ash on his improved abilities, admitting that maintaining a clear mind will help him go far.
Drake invites everyone to have dinner on his ship after Ash's Pokémon have been treated at the Pokémon Center, and everyone happily accepts. Off to the side, Team Rocket put their latest Pikachu-nabbing scheme into motion. They distract May, who is holding the now-conscious Pikachu, with a drink. As May tries to take it, Jessie quickly snatches Pikachu from her hands, and Team Rocket jumps into their waiting balloon. The trio recites their as they remove their waiter uniforms. Drake wastes no time in calling out his , who uses Dragon Claw on the balloon's basket, causing the balloon to shake violently. This, in turn, causes Jessie to drop Pikachu and Salamence swoops in to save the Mouse Pokémon. With Pikachu riding on its back, Salamence unleashes a Flamethrower attack on the balloon, sending Team Rocket blasting off. May checks her Pokédex for information about Salamence, while Ash, watching Drake's Pokémon in action, comments that this must be the true power of the Elite Four. 
That night, the group join Drake and crew for a hearty dinner. Drake tells Ash that he shouldn't focus so much on winning, but should always seek stronger and stronger opponents, having suffered from overly large self-confidence in the past as well. Ash nods at this advice, having learned a lesson in humility, and is now ready for his next adventure.
==Major events==
* and meet Drake, a member of the Hoenn Elite Four.
* Ash has a with Drake and loses.
===Debuts===
====Humans====
* Drake
====Pokémon debuts====
=====Main series debuts=====
* 
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* 
* 
* Max
* Jessie
* James
* Drake
* Drake's crew members
** Fitzwilliam
* 
* Referee
===Pokémon===
Pokémon Trainer's Choice: 
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (Drake's)
* (Drake's)
* (Drake's)
* ('s)
* (multiple)
==Trivia==
* This episode was initially intended to be the 102nd episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 376th episode of the Pokémon animated series overall, but it was moved up in the schedule due to occurring in Niigata Prefecture nearly a week before the airing of AG100, which caused the original 101st episode to be cancelled.
* The English dub title is a pun on the fashion magazine .
* This is the first episode that makes a running change in an English dub opening. From this point, Unbeatable replaces the and scene with Pikachu using Iron Tail, and edits out and from the Team Rocket scene. This is due to the fact that Lucario, Mime Jr., and Weavile had not yet been revealed to American audiences.
* is shown using five moves during its battle against , instead of only four. 
* This episode shares several notable similarities with The Mandarin Island Miss Match: gets overconfident after winning multiple straight s, meets an Elite Four member whom Ash battles and loses to, and said Elite Four member teaches Ash a lesson in humility.
** Both of these episodes were storyboarded by Yoshitaka Fujimoto.
* A referee who appeared in this episode has a striking resemblance to the , a character of the day who appeared in Hoenn Alone.
* This episode marks the only appearance of a Hoenn Elite Four member in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire.
===Errors===
* When jumps forward after dodging 's , Scizor's foot remains in the top-right corner of the frame for the rest of the scene, including when , Max, , and turn their heads to follow Scizor's subsequent movement.
===Dub edits===
* In the Japanese version, Drake wants his milk with sugar instead of peppermint.
====Pokémon Trainer's Choice====
* Question: Trainers, which Pokémon is Pikachu most effective against?
* Choices: , , 
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Wingull, you were right!
==In other languages==
101
Category:Episodes written by Masashi Sogo
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Category:Episodes directed by Masahiko Watanabe
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes featuring Elite Four members
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
de:Übermut tut selten gut!
es:EP378
fr:AG101
it:RZ101
ja:AG編第101話
zh:宝可梦 超世代 第101集