AG104

Claydol Big and Tall (Japanese: 巨大ネンドールを封印せよ！！ Seal the Giant !!) is the 104th episode of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and the 378th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on November 25, 2004, and in the United States on December 3, 2005.
==Blurb==
Ash and friends continue their journey across Izabe Island, where they spot a giant stone Poké Ball atop a cliff. They meet a sage named Sigourney, who tells them the story of the giant ball. Once upon a time, a great destructive power was released, but was sealed inside a giant stone Poké Ball by a powerful sage and left in the lake.
Team Rocket overhears this and of course, wants to steal the giant Poké Ball. They show up at the lake and drop bombs on the stone ball, breaking it open. A huge Claydol emerges and headed toward the village, blasting energy that destroys everything in its path. Ash tries to catch it in a regular Poké Ball, but it doesn't work, and neither does attacking it.
They realize they need to lure the Claydol toward the other giant stone Poké Ball. Team Rocket wants to help too, though they have their own wicked motives. Sigourney reads from an old book that Claydol likes eggplants, so Ash and James dress up as eggplants to lure the Claydol to the rock. It turns out Claydol actually hates eggplants, and they escape just in time. Next, they try to use beautiful maidens to lure the Pokémon in (also from the book), with May, Jessie, Meowth, and Wobbuffet dressing up. The Claydol ends up chasing Wobbuffet down a crevasse toward the Poké Ball. The kids push the Poké Ball down the hill, where it gets stuck. A combined attack from Mudkip, Lombre, and Pikachu frees it, and the stone ball finally rolls down to Claydol, capturing the giant Pokémon inside.
Team Rocket then tries to get away in their balloon with the giant Poké Ball, but it's too heavy and they crash elsewhere. The ball rolls away, ending up in the middle of the lake.
==Plot==
While traveling through a canyon, and notice a on top of a hill. Their curiosities are soon answered by Sigourney, the Izabe Island sage, who recites the ancient tale of the Great Destruction. He informs the group that a powerful Pokémon was once freed from the stone Poké Ball they saw and rampaged around the island for seven days before being sealed in a similar Poké Ball that now lies in the nearby Izabe Lake. overhears Signourney's story and decides to pursue the contents of the giant Poké Ball.
Sigourney leads Ash's group to the lake, where they see Team Rocket's balloon hovering over the giant Poké Ball. Team Rocket says their through megaphones. pushes a button on a remote and a bunch of bombs explode onto the Poké Ball, opening a giant hole in the top of it. The ball cracks open, parting the waters of the lake and pushing Team Rocket's balloon aside. A giant appears in the split waters, Sigourney affirming that the Claydol is the menace described in the ancient legend. Meowth pushes another button and hooks come out of the balloon, grabbing the Claydol. The balloon tries to lift the Pokémon up, but it proves too heavy. The Pokémon shoots an at the balloon, freezing it solid before blasting the trio off with . Moments later, they fall down, landing on Claydol's head.
Claydol starts moving out of the lake and across the land, shooting Hyper Beams to destroy a path in front of it. Ash throws a to try to catch it, but it fails. Sigourney explains that only the giant Poké Ball at the top of the hill can catch Claydol. Brock sends out his and to shoot Claydol with , but this only angers the Pokémon and makes it use , sending Team Rocket flying into the air and blasting the Water Guns back where they came from. Team Rocket lands near Ash and his friends, and with the evil intention of catching the Claydol, they convince Ash's group that they want to help restore balance. Sigourney flicks through his book again and explains that Claydol likes eggplant, so they decide to lure it with that. Ash and James hold out a basket of them, but Claydol doesn't see it. Realizing they need a bigger bait, James and Ash dress up as eggplants. This makes Claydol notice them, and it gives chase. Suddenly, Sigourney realizes that Claydol actually hates eggplant, so everyone tells Ash and James to run away. They get out of the costumes just before Claydol stomps on them.
Claydol runs into a rock wall, so it blasts a hole through it with Hyper Beam. Unfortunately, it is headed for a town, and the people there run for cover. To distract it, Sigourney, Ash's group, and Team Rocket decide to lure Claydol to the mountaintop with a "beautiful maiden" that the legendary text references. Jessie, May, Meowth, and all dress as maidens, playing musical instruments to catch Claydol's attention. They rip off their outfits to reveal different costumes: Jessie is dressed as a ballerina, May as Nurse Joy, Meowth as a cheerleader, and Wobbuffet as a maid. Claydol seems interested and approaches them. While it is displeased with Jessie, May, and Meowth, and blasts them away, it take a particular liking to Wobbuffet and starts chasing him. To the bemusement of May, Jessie, and Meowth, it turns out that the "beautiful maiden" described in Sigourney's book actually does resemble a Wobbuffet. Wobbuffet continues to play the flute and lead Claydol towards the giant Poké Ball. As everyone attempts to leverage the Stone Ball in readiness, Wobbuffet is about to be caught, so Ash sends to rescue it. However, Swellow only gets Wobbuffet's wig, and Claydol quickly realizes that Wobbuffet was only in disguise and gets angry. Fortunately, everyone manages to get the ball rolling down the hill, but it gets stuck. Brock sends out Mudkip and Lombre to use Water Gun to weaken the obstruction, and breaks the rock with a . The ball hits Claydol, and successfully seals it inside.
Suddenly, everyone notices that Team Rocket is missing, and quickly realize that the trio are trying to steal the giant Poké Ball. They grab their catch with a giant claw attached to their balloon. However, the ball ends up rolling down a hill, dragging the balloon down with it. The balloon breaks free, sending Team Rocket flying away. The ball continues hurtling before finally settling in Lake Izabe, just where the original giant Poké Ball had been. Ash and Brock wonder whether the giant Claydol was even a real Pokémon given its immense power. Even so, Sigourney and the others hope that Claydol will rest well and one day be able to live in peace.
==Major events==
* tries and fails to catch a .
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
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==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Max
* Jessie
* James
* Sigourney
* White Sage (flashback)
* Maiden (flashback)
* Villagers
===Pokémon===
Pokémon Trainer's Choice: 
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* (; debut)
==Trivia==
* Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture: .
** This was the last lecture until the beginning of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, DP001, almost two years later. 
* The giant Poké Ball used in this episode is reminiscent of the one seen in Haunting My Dreams of The Electric Tale of Pikachu. Both were used to attempt to a ancient Pokémon and seal it away. However, the Haunter from the destroyed the giant Poké Ball from within after being caught, while the in this episode was successfully resealed inside its giant Ball.
* For a short moment, , Jessie, , and play a song similar to 's in The Power of One.
* An instrumental version of Advance Adventure is used as background music, as well as a sample of The Legend Comes to Life from The Power of One.
* While it was correct at the time, the Pokémon Trainer's Choice segment for this episode is no longer valid due to the and experienced later.
===Errors===
* In the Pokémon Trainer's Choice segment, is misspelled as Flaafy.
===Dub edits===
* The English dub removes a banner with a Poké Ball pictured on it, seen when Sigourney presents food to and .
* In the English dub, Jessie's cleavage is edited when she is in her princess disguise.
====Pokémon Trainer's Choice====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is not a type?
* Choices: Flaaffy, Togepi, Cleffa
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose Flaaffy, you were right!
==In other languages==
104
Category:Episodes written by Junki Takegami
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Akihiro Tamagawa
de:Einer für alle, alle für einen??
es:EP381
fr:AG104
ja:AG編第104話
zh:宝可梦 超世代 第104集