EP110

The Stun Spore Detour (Japanese: ニョロモとカスミ and ) is the 110th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 26, 1999, and in the United States on September 16, 2000. 
==Blurb==
When a chance encounter with a Vileplume leaves Ash and Tracey incapacitated, Misty sets about finding a healing plant that will restore their health. Meanwhile James and Meowth of Team Rocket lurk nearby, planning to steal the herb for their own nefarious uses.
==Plot==
While staying at , and prepare for the Orange League. After a wave crashes over the pair, they make their way over to to ask for assistance, but Ash trips on a stone, knocking both himself and Tracey into a 's head opening. The two try to struggle to get free, but Vileplume uses a point-blank on them. Pikachu, unaffected, races back and soon finds , who is busy walking with . Pikachu tries to explain, but it is after Ash and Tracey stumble over that Misty realizes the pair have been .
At the cabin, Misty struggles to cure Ash and Tracey, since they have no first aid aside from band-aids, and the nearest Pokémon Center is on another island. Tracey, in his weakened state, tells Misty to look at Ash's Pokédex for advice. She learns that boiled Salveyo weed has the ability to cure Vileplume's Stun Spore, and they are found on lake bottoms with wherever Vileplume are found. Leaving Pikachu to take care of Ash and Tracey, Misty and set out to find the Salveyo weed.
Meanwhile, at another cabin, it is also revealed that Jessie was a victim to Vileplume's Stun Spore, after she dove headfirst into a field of flowers, right into a Vileplume's head opening. James quickly recalls that Salveyo weed can help cure her, and he and set off to find the Salveyo weed. They manage to find a Poliwag with Salveyo weed stuck on its tail. This makes James remember that Poliwag can be used to find Salveyo weed, causing Meowth to declare their goal: to capture the Poliwag. James sends out , which attempts to hit Poliwag, but it jumps out of the way and uses to defend itself. Due to its type advantage, Victreebel absorbs the hit and retaliates with , which Poliwag narrowly dodges. Meowth eventually jumps onto Poliwag and catches it with a weaved basket, but it soon escapes.
At the same time, Misty, having unsuccessfully searched several lakes for the Salveyo weed, encounters Poliwag. Poliwag warms up to Misty just as James and Meowth appear. James and Meowth demand the Poliwag, but Misty, seeing that Poliwag is hiding behind her, refuses. Seeing that Misty is outnumbered, James and Meowth proposition a , which Misty accepts. However, the battle does not go well for , with evading Victreebel's Razor Leaf before striking it with a , and then repeatedly juggling it with , forcing James to recall it. Then, cuts through 's with and defeats it. Next, Meowth Psyduck's face, then tries to its head, causing it to unleash a headache-induced that sends both it and James blasting off. Misty, who had managed to ask for Poliwag's help, walks away with Poliwag in tow.
Later, Misty heals Poliwag's injuries from Team Rocket's attack with some Pokémon cream, and the gesture makes it fully warm up to Misty. Out of gratitude, it manages to help Misty get more than enough Salveyo weed for Ash and Tracey. However, as Misty leaves to help her friends, Poliwag continues to follow her. She realizes that it wants to be her Pokémon and happily allows it to join her and Togepi. As they walk back together, Misty tells Poliwag about her friends, all the while ignoring lures to pitfall traps left by James and Meowth. In a last-ditch effort, James disguises himself as an old lady and Meowth as a baby, hoping to appeal to Misty. However, after Meowth reacts uncharacteristically to James's tear-jerking story, Misty realizes the pair's true identities. James and Meowth recite their , then Meowth reveals that Jessie is suffering from a Vileplume attack, and James calls upon Weezing's assistance. Poliwag uses , knocking Weezing into James and Meowth, and off a cliff. Much to the pair's surprise, Misty decides to leave some Salveyo weed for them afterwards, to help Jessie recover. On their way to Jessie, James and Meowth gush over Misty's kindhearted gesture.
Later, both parties have recovered, and Jessie, believing that Ash and Tracey are still sick, decides to seize this opportunity to steal Pikachu. Jessie initiates the attack without James and Meowth's support, as they feel guilty about doing so after Misty had helped them. Pikachu, in self-defense, lands a on Arbok and Jessie, paralyzing them again. Not wanting another conflict, James and Meowth quickly cart Jessie and Arbok off. Afterwards, Ash thanks Misty for her efforts, but Misty acknowledges her new friend and team member, . Ash again thanks Misty for being nice, but she warns him not to expect it too often. Misty then catches Poliwag offscreen, and soon leaves the island on for Ash's upcoming Orange League championship match.
==Major events==
* Misty's Goldeen is revealed to know .
* a .
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* Misty's Poliwag
==Characters==
===Humans===
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* Jessie
* James
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: (US and international); (Japan)
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==Trivia==
* In both the Japanese and English versions, reads the title card. The same happened in the dub in an earlier episode.
* This episode marks the only time in which Misty's Goldeen wins a battle onscreen.
* This marks the first time fills in for Jessie in Team Rocket's motto.
* The part when Jessie says that she will die when the last leaf from the tree outside the window falls is based on the short story .
===Errors===
* The English dub opening has the narrator mention the "Orange League competition", which has also been brought up in several preceding episodes, even though the next episode shows that the Orange League does not include a tournament.
===Dub edits===
* Pikachu's Jukebox: 2.B.A. Master
* A short scene of Jessie and Meowth kicking James is removed from the dubbed version and replaced with impact stars.
* In the Japanese version, says that Misty should , which she agrees with, while in the dub, the two just emphasize how good Misty and Poliwag's teamwork and friendship is.
* In the original Japanese version, notes that Misty was unusually nice today, and she sharply responds that she's always nice. The dubbed version instead has Ash thanking Misty for her help and her telling him to not get used to it.
==In other languages==
110
Category:Episodes written by Yukiyoshi Ōhashi
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Masaaki Iwane
Category:Episodes in which a main character obtains a new Pokémon
Category:Episodes focusing on Misty
Category:Episodes focusing on James
Category:Episodes focusing on Meowth
de:Stachelsporen-Chaos
es:EP112
fr:EP110
it:GA110
ja:無印編第110話
zh:宝可梦 第111集