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Characters in episode: Satoshi, Pikachu, Takeshi, Hikari, Musashi, Kojiro, Nyarth, Sonansu, Sakaki, Yukari, Musashi's Dokucale, Satoshi's Mukkuru, Satoshi's Mukubird, Takeshi's Gureggru, Kojiro's Muskippa, Kojiro's Sabonea, Musashi's Habunake, Takeshi's Usohachi

Pokemon in Episode: Pigeot, Onisuzume, Onidrill, Hoho, Naty, Subame, Osubame, Tyltto

Characters Pokemon Attacks:
- Satoshi's Mukkuru - Aerial Ace (unsuccessful)
- Satoshi's Pikachu - Thunderbolt
- Satoshi's Mukkuru - Wing Attack
- Musashi's Dokucale - Gust
- Kojiro's Sabonea - Pin Missile
- Satoshi's Pikachu - Quick Attack
- Takeshi's Usohachi - Mimic
- Musashi's Dokucale - Psybeam
- Satoshi's Mukubird - Aerial Ace

Eyecatch: Hikari, Satoshi, Takeshi (first DP eyecatch style)

Location: A forest between Kotobuki City and Kurogane City

Brief list of major episode highlights:
- Satoshi starts trying to teach Mukkuru Aerial Ace
- The group encounters the Pokémon ornitologist Yukari, who is observing the bird Pokémon in the forest, but finds it strange they seem to have disappered.
- The reason is revealed to be a secret base with a giant net trap set up in the nearby valley by the Rocket Gang, who use it to capture all the birds in the area.
- Mukkuru goes searching for the birds, but ends up captured as well.
- Satoshi and friends locate the base, and Pikachu rescues a captured Pigeot.
- A captive Hoho hypnotizes Nyarth into releasing it and the other birds.
- Pikachu and the rescued Pigeot gather an army of wild bird Pokémon, destroy the net trap and attack the Rockets as Satoshi and the others sneak into their base.
- The Rockets transform the base into a mecha and start catching the birds with giant nets. The base mecha falls into the underground tunnel dug by the escaping birds and collapses.
- During the ensuing battle with the Rocket Gang's Pokémon, Takeshi's Usohachi learns Mimic.
- Satoshi's Mukkuru suddenly evolves into Mukubird and successfully uses Aerial Ace, blasting off the Rockets and their Pokémon.


Team Rocket Balloon Enhancements? No

Number of Times Team Rocket Blasted off in the episode: 1

Did Team Rocket use a Mecha in the episode? Yes, the "Mobile Secret Base Mecha"

Okido's Lecture: "Satoshi's Pikachu"