EP113

Viva Las Lapras (Japanese: さよならラプラス！ Goodbye !) is 113th episode of the Pokémon animated series. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 16, 1999, and in the United States on September 30, 2000.
==Blurb==
It's piracy on the open seas and Ash and friends must rescue a local school of Lapras from would-be poachers, but how can they be of help when the Lapras, conditioned to fear humans, shun the young Trainers?
==Plot==
 is still fascinated by his victory and Winner's Trophy, while he and travel to the next island. suddenly senses something, and makes a quick turn in excitement. The group spots a school of ahead. While sketches them, brings up the possibility that this school is the one Lapras belongs to. Lapras approaches the school and calls out, but everyone ignores it. One of the Lapras, a teal-colored one, tries to return the call, but the others push it away. The trio is left stunned as one of the Lapras attacks with before using to cover their escape.
At a nearby Pokémon Center on Tarroco Island, Ash talks to over a videophone. Oak explains that those Lapras may be scared of humans due to a previous attack. Officer Jenny approaches the group and suggests that it must be linked to Pokémon poachers in the vicinity. Jenny explains that several pirates led by Captain Crook have fired at the Lapras and attempted to catch them in a no-capture zone. Ash is furious and believes is behind it. However, Jessie and James are in the building recovering from attacks inflicted by the poachers. They overhear Ash's comments from a nearby room and refute the claims before launching into their . They reveal that a cannonball exploded near their submarine, sending it crashing onto the island and damaging it. Before Officer Jenny can pull up their files, Team Rocket flees.
Nearby, the school of Lapras moves on as the teal-colored Lapras looks out. A pirate ship manned by Captain Crook approaches them and fires cannons loaded with s, which release several that surround the Lapras. They attack with , but the lead Lapras uses Water Gun to block the attack. The pirates deploy more Tentacruel to cut them off as Ash's group finds the Lapras under attack. Misty realizes the pirates are merely using the Tentacruel to bully them. Tracey and his head back to Tarroco Island to get Officer Jenny while Ash and Misty race in to intercept.
Team Rocket follows in their submarine as the Tentacruel surround the school. The captain orders all of them to attack, but Ash's Pikachu stops them with . However, because water conducts electricity, the Lapras group, Ash, and Misty are also injured. The Tentacruel break off to attack Ash and Misty as the pirates confront them, firing cannonballs at Ash's Lapras. It dodges quickly as Ash sends out to join Misty's Poliwag, , and . Misty leads the Pokémon to fire Water Gun at the ship, destroying the cannons and masts, as well as putting holes into the ship. Crook barks at them as the fire at once, knocking him back. The pirates run out of cannonballs, so the captain fires Ghali at them, but Poliwag stops him with Water Gun.
Ash taunts the Tentacruel, but it fails to distract them. Ash's Lapras fires Water Gun at the leader, making it angry and prompting the Tentacruel to continue chasing Ash's Lapras, allowing the school to flee. The Tentacruel begin to catch up with Ash's Lapras, unintentionally crashing into Team Rocket's submarine and sending them blasting off in the process. As the Tentacruel surround Ash and Lapras, Misty takes control of the ship, tying up the pirates and ordering Crook to call off the Tentacruel, but he refuses, causing Poliwag to angrily use Water Gun right in his face. Ash's Lapras fires Water Gun at a Tentacruel as the captain orders attacks. All of the Tentacruel fire, crippling Ash, Pikachu, and Lapras with headaches. The lead Tentacruel rushes forward to attack, but the school of Lapras comes to Ash's aid, the Tentacruel with , sending them plummeting underwater. The school approaches and Ash's Lapras meets with the teal one, revealed to be its mother.
Officer Jenny arrives in a patrol boat, taking the pirates and Team Rocket into custody. Misty allows the Tentacruel to go, and they happily swim off into the ocean. Meanwhile, Ash and Lapras share one last moment before it rejoins its school. Lapras dives underwater and comes under Ash, allowing him to get back onto the ship before rejoining the school. As they head off into the sunset, the group wave it goodbye and thank it for helping them, to which Lapras responds with one final jump into the air.
==Major events==
* Ash's Lapras is reunited with its family.
* Misty's Goldeen is revealed to know .
* his Lapras.
===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* Lapras herd
==Characters==
===Humans===
* 
* 
* 
* Jessie
* James
* 
* Officer Jenny
* Nurse Joy (flashback)
* Cissy (flashback)
* Captain Crook
* Ghali
* Captain Crook's crew
===Pokémon===
Who's That Pokémon?: (US and international); () (Japan)
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (; released)
* ()
* ()
* ()
* ()
* (Cissy's; flashback)
* (Captain Crook's; multiple; released)
* (Ash's Lapras's mother; alternate color)
* (herd; multiple)
==Trivia==
* This episode's English dub title is a reference to the 1964 musical film and song .
* Despite airing with the Pokémon World opening, the episode uses the Pokémon Theme version of the announcement eyecatch for Pikachu's Jukebox.
* This is one of the few episodes of which the dub has the same title as the English one.
** The dub also has the same title.
* 's mother has a lighter color scheme than the other .
* breaks the fourth wall by saying "It's flashback time" when James says that they were attacked by the pirates.
* This episode is featured on Volume 15: Lapras from Viz Media's series.
* An instrumental version of is heard in this episode.
* The Pokémon Junior book Good-Bye, Lapras was based on this episode.
===Errors===
* When tells Officer Jenny about Team Rocket, she asks for more information on "the trio". However, Ash had yet to mention that there were three members.
* When sends out her Pokémon to attack the pirate ship, she throws four s, but only three Pokémon come out.
* When Ash checks the Pokédex entry of , it says that will its opponents, when in reality, the attack will be ing its opponent. This may reference some real , because the released by certain species' tentacles may cause paralysis.
===Dub edits===
* Pikachu's Jukebox: Double Trouble
==In other languages==
113
Category:Episodes written by Hideki Sonoda
Category:Episodes storyboarded and directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes storyboarded by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes directed by Yūji Asada
Category:Episodes animated by Izumi Shimura
Category:Episodes in which a main character releases or gives away a Pokémon
Category:Episodes focusing on Ash
Category:Episodes in which an alternately colored Pokémon appears
de:Viva las Lapras
es:EP115
fr:EP113
it:GA113
ja:無印編第113話
zh:宝可梦 第114集