Here Comes the Squirtle Squad

**Here Comes the Squirtle Squad** (Japanese: **ゼニガメぐんだんとうじょう！** *Enter the Zenigame Squad!*) is the nineteenth episode of season 1 of Pokemon Legends.

## Summary/Synopsis

*Nanette and her friends walk along a path and fall into a hole dug by a batch of mischievous Squirtle. Nanette climbs out and tries to battle them, but they scatter when Officer Jenny arrives.*

*Team Rocket tries to enjoy a picnic, but the Squirtle Squad (as Officer Jenny calls them) shows up, traps them (then ties them to a tree), and eats their food. Meowth makes a deal with the Squirtle to secure its release.*

*With Meowth in charge, the Squirtle are able to capture the heroes, including a wounded Marina. They tie up the humans in a cave while the Pokemon, their health fading, lies in a cage. Nanette convinces the Squirtle to let her go to town to get a Super Potion, while Meowth awaits Jessie and James to arrive so they can complete their plan.*

*Will Nanette retrieve her sister's medicine in time? What is this sinister Team Rocket plot? And what's the real story behind the Squirtle Squad?*

## Plot

Everyone is walking down the road when they fall into a pit. A quintet of Squirtle wearing sunglasses peer into the hole, laughing. Nanette angrily climbs out of the hole and checks her Rotom Phone for details on the Squirtle. She orders Gigi to use Ember and Jessica to use Bubble on them, but one of the Squirtle takes the hit for the one that seems to be the leader. A battle ensues, but Officer Jenny's arrival scares the Squirtle away.

At the police station, Jenny explains that the group of Squirtle that they met earlier are called the Squirtle Squad. She feels sympathy for them, as they were abandoned by their Trainers, and all they do is run wild and play pranks on everyone. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is accosted by the Squirtle Squad, tied to a tree, and all of their food is stolen and eaten. Taking advantage of the Squirtle's mistrust of humans, Meowth tricks them into helping him with Team Rocket's latest plan to finally steal Pikachu. Elsewhere, Misty is fishing while everyone else lies on the riverbank. One of the Squirtle Squad members pops up and soaks them with a Water Gun. Nanette, tired of the Squirtle Squad's antics, confronts the Squirtle when it jumps out of the water. Marina charges to kick it, but the Squirtle withdraws into its shell and tackles her, knocking the 14-year old into the water, where she's attacked by a wild Goldeen.

Nanette yells at her big sister to swim to shore, though she cannot outswim the Goldeen. Marina gets hurt by Goldeen's horn and knocked out of the water. Nanette runs to her sister's side, but three of the Squirtle quickly tie everyone up, nearly poisoning the 10-year old girl. Later, everyone is tied to a rock in a cave, with their Pokemon in a cage nearby. Meowth taunts Nanette about Team Rocket's plan; Nanette tries to appeal to the Squirtle not to believe Meowth, but Meowth retaliates and refutes everything Nanette says to keep the Squirtle on Team Rocket's side. Brock realizes that Marina's in bad shape, and that they need to heal her. The Squirtle reluctantly accept Nanette's pleas to retrieve medicine. They release Nanette and threaten to dye Misty's hair if she does not return in time. Nanette sprints to a nearby rope bridge, but it breaks, causing her to fall into the water below and receive a Horn Attack from a Goldeen.

Nanette eventually makes it to the nearest town. There, she is knocked out when Blue slams a shop door into her, and wakes up the next day to overhear Team Rocket holding up the store. Jessie and James make a successful getaway with their stash aboard their Meowth balloon. Before Nanette can chase them down, she attempts to get a Super Potion. Though the townspeople pull their guns on Nanette, Officer Jenny intervenes, accidentally revealing Nanette's idenity in the process. Nanette manages to obtain the medicine and gets a ride back to the cave with Officer Jenny.

With the bridge to town broken, Jenny and Nanette find another way into the cave, but it is too narrow for an adult, so Nanette has to go through it alone. However, she finds that everyone is gone, and she quickly races out of the cave to find everyone completely unhurt. Apparently, the Squirtle were bluffing earlier; they may play tricks, but they would never do anything nasty. Marina is then promptly healed by her sister. Suddenly, Team Rocket announces their arrival with several explosions and their motto. They throw down a few more flash bombs, and drop a ladder for Meowth to climb up with Techno, whom he nabbed while everyone else was distracted by the bombs. As everyone runs for cover, Nanette looks back and sees that the Squirtle Squad leader has fallen on its back and is unable to move. Nanette quickly races back and dives on top of the Squirtle, protecting it from the ensuing explosions. Another pair of bombs are dropped, and Nanette tells the Squirtle to save itself, with Marina realizing she's going to lose her life. The Squirtle, however, lifts Nanette up over its head and runs for the cave, saving them both.

Team Rocket starts celebrating early, but Faith Idol interrupts them. She orders Squirtle to use its Water Gun, which blows a hole in Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off, and Techno is saved. However, Team Rocket's attack started a fire that could burn down the whole town. Fortunately, with Faith Idol's command, the Squirtle Squad steps in and puts out the fire with their Water-type attacks. Their heroism is commended and Officer Jenny gifts the Squirtle Squad with a certificate and the title of local firefighters, complete with a uniform. Soon, as Nanette and her friends prepare to resume their journey, Misty realizes that the Squirtle Squad boss is following them. Nanette offers the Squirtle the opportunity to join her team. Squirtle happily accepts, removing its black glasses to reveal its eyes in the process, and it jumps into Nanette's arms while admitting its name is Shelly.

## Major Events

* The heroes meet the Squirtle Squad.
* Nanette reveals her idenity in front of the public for the first time.
* The lead Squirtle of the Squirtle Squad follows Nanette and joins her team.

## 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
* Officer Jenny

#### **Pokemon**

* Tepig (Nanette's, Gigi)
* Popplio (Nanette's, Jessica)
* Fennekin (Glorysia's, Skylinda)
* Riolu (Glorysia's, Kestin)
* Charmander (Red's, Char)
* Bulbasaur (Green's, Saur)
* Clefairy (Green's, Limey)
* Pikachu (Chase's, Ashton)
* Eevee (Elaine's, Evolite)
* Oddish (Elaine's, Olive)
* 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)
* Bounsweet (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)

## Scripts

* Japanese Version
* Italian Nick Version
* Italian Clieume Version
* Italian DuArt Version
* English Nick Version
* English Clieume Version
* English DuArt Version
* 4Kids Version
* Viz Version

## Trivia

* This episode establishes that there are multiple Officer Jennys who are all part of a large extended family.
* This is the third episode of the 4-part Kanto starter arc. Nanette catches the Water-type starter Pokémon in this part, while also counting as the final of the starter catches.
* At the start of the episode, Nanette hums the tune of the Butterflix song while Casty's rude rhyme gag is introduced, only for both to get cut off when they fall into a trap.
* When the group falls into the hole that the Squirtle dug, there is a skeleton of an unknown animal that may or may not be an unknown Pokémon.
* This is the third straight episode where the main characters falls into a pit trap. These three episodes are the ones where Nanette obtains a starter Pokémon, and that in each one the trap was set by a different character. In *Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village*, Melanie set the traps, though only Misty and Team Rocket fell into them. In *Charmander - The Stray Pokémon*, Team Rocket set the trap and in this episode the Squirtle Squad set the traps.
* When Jenny tells the group about the Squirtle Squad, one of the activities the Squirtle are shown doing is stealing fruit from a fruit seller. This man closely resembles the Magikarp salesman.
* This is the first episode that shows a town not featured in the games.
* This is the first time Nanette has deliberately hurt a Pokémon, biting Meowth on the tail.
	+ Her eyes are once again white with yellow scarlea during that scene.
* This is one of the few episodes where a gun not owned by Jim is portrayed.
* This is the first episode where a Potion is used in the anime. In this case, the Potion in question is a Super Potion, which would end up being the most commonly used Potion in future episodes. It is also depicted as a spray bottle, which later became its sprite in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen since then, with even the same colors.
* Squirtle chose to join Nanette's team, though its Poké Ball capture occurred off-screen. The sending of it and the other Kanto starters to Professor Juniper's lab did occur afterward as seen in a flashback the next episode, however.
* This is the very first time Nanette had to help Marina recover without the use of the Élémens.
	+ In fact, this is the first time since their debut that the Élémens don't appear.

#### **Errors**

* Officer Jenny and Nanette say "Squirtle**s**" as the plural version. However, the proper plural term is the same as the singular term.
* When Carrot Cake goes over to her mom to do the spit take gag, the teat is missing, making it look like she's sucking her mom's blood rather than drinking milk.

#### **Dub Edits**

* The gun scene is removed in the 4Kids dub.
* During the scene when an exhausted Nanette enters town to get the Super Potion, there is a sign hanging from a store awning that says "BEER". This was edited in the 4Kids dub, making it blank.
* The English dub makes it seem as though the Squirtle Squad called themselves the Squirtle Squad, whereas the original Japanese version implied that it was the townspeople who gave them the name. Also, Nanette seemed surprised that they were abandoned, when in the original Japanese version, she states "not again", because she already rescued a Pokémon just an episode prior.
* The rice balls and sandwiches Team Rocket is eating are called doughnuts and éclairs, respectively, in the English dub.
* Nanette tells the Squirtle Squad that Marina will be in big trouble if she doesn't go to town to get the Super Potion, while in the original, she says that she would actually die if she doesn't.
* In the English dub, the Squirtle Squad threatens to dye Misty's hair purple, while in the original Japanese version, they threaten to execute her.
	+ In that same scene, Misty's reaction to the threat was changed to her threatening Meowth in regards to dying her hair purple. In the original Japanese version, she said that she would get the Super Potion for Pikachu herself.

#### **Easter Eggs**

* When the Squirtle say they're going to dye Misty's hair purple (kill her in the original), Carrot Cake promptly goes over to her heavily pregnant mother, says "hold on," nurses for a few seconds, and then performs a spit take with the milk. This is based on the scene from *My Little Pony*'s "Magical Mystery Cure," where Pinkie Pie said "hold on," grabbed a cup out of nowhere, drank it, and did a spit take.
	+ Fubuki has a similar reaction when the Squirtle say it, grabbing her canister of powdered coconut milk, putting some into a glass and adding water, drinking it, and doing a spit take.