Beauty, the Beach, and the Sea Lion

**Beauty, the Beach, and the Sea Lion** (Japanese: *Holiday at Aopulco*) is the 28th episode of season 1 of Pokémon Legends.

## Holiday at Aopulco

### Writer

CheerfulSteekipGlorysiaMelodyYT

GaryBones

Foodyeater

### Director

CheerfulSteekipGlorysiaMelodyYT

GaryBones

Foodyeater

## Summary

*After finally escaping the deserted island, our heroes arrive in Porta Vista, the world's greatest resort. They begin their vacation on endless beautiful beaches lined with palm trees. They go joyriding in a cruiser belonging to an old man and, inadvertently, break it. Our heroes and their Pokémon work temporarily for the old man to pay off their debt. Business is booming, creating resentment from his main competitor. As a result, Team Rocket is employed to interfere. Nanette and friends only see this as a temporary set back, and come up with a plan that will blow the old man’s competitor and her co-conspirators, Team Rocket, out of the water. During all of this commotion, Professor Oak and Bulbina unexpectedly show up to witness Nanette and Jessica defeat her competitors and prove herself worthy. When June shows up as well, on the other hand, Jim realizes he hasn't told a secret to everyone yet...*

## Plot

Nanette and her friends arrive in Porta Vista, a seaside resort island. Wasting no time, the boys change into swimming trunks and jump into the ocean. The girls show up in their swimwear, leaving the boys stunned. Cheren, blushing hard, makes a snide comment at seeing Bianca looking like a “real girl”, and receives a glare from Nijiko and a punch from Jim for it. Meanwhile, Team Rocket, using their Gyarados submarine, spies on the beachgoers from their underwater vantage point. They decide to steal the money of the wealthy tourists. Suddenly, Jessie notices a speedboat heading in their direction. The boat is piloted by Nanette, who thought Chase borrowed it because Ashton was on the boat. The boat collides with the sub, sinking it, and eventually crashes into a dock. Moe, the owner of the boat, comes out to survey the damage. The heroes volunteer to work to help pay the cost of repairing the boat and the dock, and Moe agrees to this. A woman named June Porter suddenly crashes into Jim and a dismayed Aurea sees them fighting.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket's submarine has washed up onto a private beach and they are greeted by a woman named Brutella. James asks if they can work for her restaurant to help pay for repairs to their sub, and she agrees. Later, it is revealed that both Moe and Brutella are restaurateurs and rivals. For a while, Brutella's restaurant has more customers and Team Rocket taunts Nanette and her friends over this. Everyone decides to have their Pokémon help out as well. Shelly, Jessica and a transformed Dragonet are told to hand out fliers advertising Moe's; Pidge, Gigi and Sunny help keep the grill going in the kitchen, and Plante is assigned to help Misty and Bianca with the waitressing. However, Meowth sabotages everything, sending fliers flying, spraying oil on the stove, and throwing banana peels on the floor to trip up Misty, Plante and Bianca, making the latter lose control. This causes the customers to leave Moe's restaurant for Brutella's Ocean Chateau, and Nanette apologizes while Cheren calms Bianca down.

Later, Brutella arrives with Team Rocket and tells Moe that he needs to pay off his debts by the next day, otherwise she will take his boat as payment. Moe is despondent, as he does not think he will have the money by then. He explains that he had planned to take a world cruise in his boat. Nanette then fervently encourages him not to give up on his dream. They then encounter Professor Oak and Bulbina. Professor Oak explains that the Beach Beauty and Pokémon Costume Contest is set to start shortly, and he suggests handing out fliers to the audience. He also recommends that Misty enter to win some prize money that can be used to help out Moe. Nanette sends out Pidge, who blankets the beach and town with fliers. Soon, Moe's restaurant is full again, much to Brutella's dismay.

As the contest begins, Moe sits with Bulbina and Professor Oak. He explains how Nanette encouraged him not to give up on his dream. Delia says that she and the Professor are in town with the Pallet Town Volunteer Patrol, shocking her teammates. The contest begins, with Brock as the announcer. Misty is the first contestant, and she uses her Starmie and Shelly to form a UFO. Team Rocket push Misty aside, with Ekans and Koffing costumed as an Omastar. They are kicked off of the stage by Blue Oak and his six swimwear-clad cheerleaders, who are apparently the next contestants. Blue grabs the microphone from Brock and insults Red, who jumps out of his seat and heads for the stage. Meanwhile, Brutella tells Jessie and James that she knows they are Team Rocket members and that she has fixed their submarine. She blackmails them into stopping the Beauty Contest and destroying Moe's restaurant so that the audience will come to her restaurant instead. Jessie tells Brutella that they can destroy things without even trying.

Back onstage, Red challenges the always-smug Blue to a battle, but Blue refuses, stating that he does not want to battle an amateur Trainer. Brock steps between the two rivals before Red's anger gets the best of him. Just then, the Gyarados submarine emerges from the water, causing panic. People run away, thinking that it is a real Gyarados on a rampage. Bulbina grabs the microphone and tells the frightened audience that it is a mecha, not a Pokémon. Team Rocket then fires a heat-seeking missile from the sub. Before any Pokémon could be sent out, and just as the audience fled anyway, Nanette transforms with Jessica into Faith Idol. The duo's combined attacks hit the missile, which turns and changes course: straight for the submarine. Team Rocket pedal furiously to get away, but they are eventually blasted off along with Brutella after they end up crashing into her restaurant, which is then destroyed by the missile.

Later, Nanette and her friends say farewell to Moe, who is heading off on his long-awaited cruise. Nanette promises to continue doing her best and also says goodbye to Professor Oak and the Starlix Club, Elis holding a trophy inscribed with the words: "First Place in Our Hearts: Nanette Daisy."

## Major events

* June Porter makes her debut, but as of the next episode, it is revealed that she and the other Starlix Club members have returned to their home regions.
* Jim and Cheren start acting like rivals to each other, much to Bianca's dismay.
* Misty and Brock meet Professor Oak in person and everyone also meets Bulbina for the first time.
* Misty meets Blue for the first time.
* Jim and Dragonet are both revealed to have PTSD, as a flashback of Jim's previous worst vacation appears while Dragonet got it due to being experimented on in the past (as in experiments like real-life animal testing of chemical/cosmetic products, not altering/ruining her body).

## Characters

### Humans

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Glorysia Melody
* Karyll Aguilar
* Red Fire
* Green Leaf
* Chase Ketchum
* Elaine Gabena
* Ethan Gold
* Lyra Silver
* Brendan Birch
* May Maple
* Lucas Diamond
* Dawn Berliz
* Barry Pearl
* Verity Platinum
* Sorrel Virile
* Hilbert Miller
* Hilda Mari
* Bianca Tulip
* Cheren Harkabune
* Nate Miller
* Rosa Mari
* Calem Xavier
* Serena Yvonne
* Elio Sunne
* Selene Moonne
* Mallow Flores
* Lillie Aether
* Lana Davis
* Pollen Yellow
* Victor Woods
* Gloria Tate
* Jim Porter
* Leah Rosie
* Parker Robertson
* Karen Porter
* Lucas Porter
* Asumi Breeze
* Elizabeth Storybook
* Bloom Peters
* Flora Gabena
* Stella Star
* Musa
* Tecna
* Aisha
* Roxy Page
* Chloe Porter
* Mirta Springriver
* Amelia Porter
* Lily Porter
* Ellie Porter
* Jane Springriver
* Brianna Porter
* Fiona Woods
* Marie Fragans
* Yvonne Burns
* Jessie
* James
* Brock Harrison
* Charlie Garcia
* Charlene Garcia
* Misty Waterflower
* Miranda Skylark
* Aurea Juniper
* Fennel Rosetta
* Sonia Magnolia
* Catherine Porter
* Delia Ketchum
* Elis Daisy
* June Porter (debut)
* Ashley Smith
* Jackie Smith
* Eli Smith
* Taylor Smith
* Professor Oak
* Blue Oak
* Moe
* Bulbina
* Brutella
* Blue's cheerleaders
* Phoenix (Jim's flashback)
* Will Brennan (Jim's flashback)
* Emily (Jim's flashback)
* Ash Ketchum (Jim's flashback)
* Kevin Jr. (now called Koji Trainer, appeared in Jim's flashback)
* Hayden Dempsey (Jim's flashback)
* Stevie Stone (Jim's flashback)

### **Pokemon**

* Tepig (Nanette's, Gigi)
* Butterfree (Nanette's, Catie)
* Popplio (Nanette's, Jessica)
* Fennekin (Glorysia's, Skylinda)
* Riolu (Glorysia's, Kestin)
* Charmeleon (Red's, Char)
* Krabby (Red's, Krab)
* Pidgeotto (Red's, Oscar)
* Ivysaur (Green's, Saur)
* Clefairy (Green's, Limey)
* Pikachu (Chase's, Ashton)
* Eevee (Elaine's, Evolite)
* Oddish (Elaine's, Olive)
* Vulpix (Miranda's, Veronica)
* Star Lucario (Jim's, formerly Ryu)
* Charizard (Jim's, Flaris)
* Chespin (Jim's, Chester)
* Rotom (Elizabeth's)
* Ninja Dragonet (Elizabeth's, Bubbles/Dragonet)
* Castform (Elizabeth's, Casty)
* Cherrim (Elizabeth's, Bluey)
* Scorbunny (Bloom's, Kiko)
* Chikorita (Flora's, Plante)
* Eevee (Stella's, Whiteley)
* Bounsweet (Musa's, Stena)
* Rotom (Tecna's, Tony)
* Piplup (Aisha's, Pippy)
* Scorbunny (Chloe's, Wilbur)
* Ralts (Ellie's, Venus)
* Pikachu (Amelia's, Pika)
* Spiky-Eared Eevee (Amelia's, Emily)
* Carbink (Jane's, Carl)
* Sobble (Jane's, Sobby)
* Diancie (Mirta's, Dia)
* Torchic (Mirta's, Fire)
* Squirtle (Mirta's, Squirt)
* Pachirisu (Lily's, Risa)
* Riolu (Lily's, Lu)
* Buneary (Lily's, Bunny)
* Eevee (Lily's, Hearty)
* Cyndaqil (Parker's, Enrico)
* Honedge (Parker's, Shielder)
* Kubfu (Leah's, Jay)
* Rotom (Leah's, Joule)
* Swablu (Leah's, Cloudy)
* Spritzee (Marie's; Citronelle)
* Steenee (Marie's; Reena)
* Cherrim (Marie's; Pinkie)
* Clefairy (Marie's, Clefy)
* Vulpix (Yvonne's; Pixie)
* Eevee (Yvonne's; Flare)
* Cherrim (Yvonne's; Reddie)
* Ninja Dragonet (Fiona's; Pumpkin Bread)
* Mudbray (Fiona's; Muddy)
* Cherrim (Fiona's; Brownie)
* Buneary (Fiona's; Anna)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Ninja Dragonet (Carrot Cake)
* Ninja Dragonet (Pudding)
* Ninja Dragonet (Sugar)

## Scripts

* Japanese Script
* 4Kids Script

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first chronological appearance of Team Rocket's Gyarados submarine.
* This episode was not dubbed when Nathan Price was voicing Meowth, so it is chronologically the first episode in which Maddie Blaustein portrays Meowth.
* This episode's English dub title is a reference to the popular French fairy-tale *Beauty and the Beast*.
	+ This fairy-tale is also referenced in the Japanese title for *Jump for Joy!* and the English dub titles for *Beauty and the Breeder*.
* Misty's beach ball appears similar to a Master Ball. This Master Ball beach ball later reappeared in *A Hot Water Battle*.
* This episode is the one where Misty and Brock chronologically meet Delia for the first time, and also Professor Oak in person. They previously met Professor Oak via video call in *Mystery at the Lighthouse*.
	+ Misty also meets Blue for the first time. Brock had previously battled Blue at the Pewter Gym before the heroes arrived there.
* Contrary to popular belief, neither of the Starlix girls win the Beauty contest in either version, as they never entered. Unlike the original version, Nanette actually won for her brave act.
* This is one of the few occasions where the Japanese writing on signs and fliers is not painted out in the American version.
* In the Japanese version of "Nanette and the Battling Eevee Borthers", Jessie refers to Misty as being a "flat-brat girl", a reference to Jessie and James beating Misty in the swimsuit competition. This reference was removed in the English dub.
* This marks the first chronological time James says "fight" three times at the end of the motto instead of just once.
* Everybody wears color-coded swimsuits (e.g. Nanette wears a purple one, Yume wears a red one, etc).
* Professor Juniper 'indirectly' mentions her father in her thoughts while seeing Jim and June fight in this episode.
* This is one of the few rare times in this series where usually absent characters reappear. In this case, they appear in Jim's flashback.

### Errors

* Bianca's right eye appears orange when she and the others bid farewell to the Starlix Club.

### Dub edits

* This episode was very heavily censored in the 4Kids dub, cutting several minutes from it

### Easter Eggs

* It is shown that as long as she doesn't use her superpower Restraining Order, Bulbina can remain transformed indefinitely until she says "Bud Close." Her casually sitting in the audience watching the heroes while transformed (so viewers can't find out her true identity yet) is also a reference to the scene in *Miraculous World: New York - United HeroeZ* where Gabriel drives a car while transformed into Hawk Moth.
* When Karyll shouts "SPLASHING TIME!!", Cut Man and Guts Man can be seen.
* When Team Rocket recites their motto in this episode, they have an additional line saying "Somos Equipo Rocket! We can see and hear the twerps and the old man in trouble!" in a mocking singsongy tone, and the Spanish line is said even in the Japanese version. This references the Click the Camera song from *Go, Diego, Go!.*
* Nanette's transformation into Faith Idol is similar to Cure Blossom's transformation from *Heartcatch Pretty Cure!* in order to extend the episode time a bit in the 4Kids dub.
* During the scene where Jim and June crashed into each other, Phoenix and Lilliette can be seen behind the cars.