PPW03

Take a Breath (Japanese: 息をつく Take a Breath) is the third episode of Pokémon: Paldean Winds. It was first released on the official Pokémon Japanese and English channels on November 22, 2023.
==Blurb==
With Ohara and Aliquis working hard on their assignment, Hohma is left wondering how he can catch up to them when he comes up with a great idea: creating a piece on the infamous Team Star!
Together with Quaxly, Hohma decides to get the inside scoop and infiltrate one of the group’s bases.
==Plot==
Hohma writes an article about Aliquis's streak of 3 losses in a row against Nemona for the journalism club. The club members decline the article as they don't want to focus on that part of the match. Another club member has an idea of doing an exclusive on Team Star, specifically the fighting crew: Caph Squad. The last member says that if they do get that article they will be the talk of the town.
Aliquis apologizes to Ohara about lashing out the other day. Ohara also states that she was out of line as well and the real person, or Pokémon, that Aliquis should apologize to is . Ohara and Aliquis discuss the project while Hohma is sitting by himself, lost in his thoughts. Aliquis mentions that maybe they should put someone else in the video. Hohma gets the idea to put Team Star in the video due to the journalism club's comments.
Hohma goes to the Caph Squad's Base, where he meets the member Carmen. Hohma lies that he want to join Team Star to get inside the base. While Carmen brings him inside and goes off to find Eri, she leaves Hohma on his own and orders him to stay where he is and not touch anything. Hohma sneaks into the tent that houses the Caph Starmobile. He takes photos of it, but gets busted by Eri.
Carmen gets angry at Hohma because he didn't have permission to go in there. Eri tells her to not get upset and introduces herself. Hohma, Hohma's , Eri, and Eri's begin training, which Hohma finds hard to keep up with. They begin with running and then move on to poses. A flies into the tent and disturbs the connected to the Starmobile, . 
In the meantime, Hohma falls to the ground in exhaustion. Suddenly evolves into . Just as Hohma is about to speak, Revavroom's cry is heard from the tent and the Squawkabilly flees the tent in terror. The Starmobile goes out of control. Eri runs to help and feeds the Revavroom a Lum Berry which cures its . Carmen thanks Eri but tells her not to put herself in danger for their sake. Eri replies that they are the reason she can do her best.
Hohma leaves the base and deletes his footage of Team Star, as they are not bad people. Hohma is sad because he feels he is "still a total nobody". Quaxwell does a dance for Hohma to cheer him up. Hohma thanks it and remembers that it always had his back. He does not care anymore even if the journalism club president gives him an earful about not having a story.
Back at school, Aliquis states that Iono has not replied to their request of her being in the video. Hohma instead suggests that they make a cool video that she would want to be a part of, something that would go viral. Hohma suggests that they include people from all across Paldea, like the Gym Leaders and the Elite Four. Aliquis likes the idea of Ryme's rapping mixed with Ohara's concert band. Ohara reminds the both of them to not forget the director's request to showcase the school. Hohma says that the Treasure Hunt spans all of Paldea and suggests spotlighting how the Treaure Hunt connects everything together. They all suggest various ideas for the video and plan to start filming first thing the next day.
==Major events==
* It is revealed that Aliquis lost his last battle against Nemona.
* Hohma meets Eri, one of the leaders of Team Star.
* Hohma's evolves into .
* Ohara, Aliquis and Hohma reach a consensus on what the Naranja Academy presentation video will be like.
==Characters==
===Humans===
* Ohara
* Aliquis
* Hohma
* Eri
* s
** Carmen
* Students
* Nemona (image)
===Pokémon===
* (Ohara's)
* ()
* (Hohma's; evolves)
* (Hohma's; newly evolved)
* (Nemona's; Paldean Form; ; stallized; image)
* (Eri's)
* (Carmen's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (Trainer's)
* (×2; Caph Starmobile)
* (Caph Starmobile)
* 
==Cast==
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==Trivia==
===Errors===
==In other languages==
03
Category:Episodes written by Keisuke Satō
Category:Episodes by one-time storyboarders
Category:Episodes by one-time directors
Category:Episodes animated by Rinako Nishihara
Category:Episodes animated by Kairi Unabara
Category:Episodes animated by Aya Kondō
Category:Episodes by one-time animation directors
Category:Episodes by multiple animation directors
de:Atem schöpfen
es:VP03
fr:VP03
it:VP03
zh:帕底亞的課後時光 第3集