Japanese Title: Fierce Battle! Ancient Pokémon
Original Airdate: November 26th, 1998
US Airdate: October 14th, 1999
The one where... Pokémon verges on Cosmic Horror.
While Ash and Brock are busy training for the Pokémon League, they inadvertently uncover a hidden temple containing Pokémon fossils. Misty recalls reading about a hidden city where people used to build temples to honor Pokémon. Could they have stumbled upon the ancient city of Pokémopolis?
Tropes
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: The giant versions of Alakazam, Gengar, and "Bigglypuff".
- Behemoth Battle: The Alakazam and Gengar in this episode are about a hundred feet tall.
- Child Prodigy: Dr. Eve got her PhD at age 8.
- Everything Sounds Sexier in French: Eve speaks with a French accent.
- Lost City: Pokémopolis.
- No Man of Woman Born: The prophecy states no human knows how to stop the two powers of great destruction. It doesn't say anything about Pokémon.
- No-Sell: The giant Alakazam and Gengar are unaffected by Jigglypuff's song and send it blasting off Team Rocket-style. Fortunately, they are affected by the giant Jigglypuff's song.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: At the end, having endured being absorbed by the giant Gengar, Team Rocket runs away instead of fighting Ash and his friends.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: The giant ancient Alakazam and Gengar were sealed away in two separate cans.
- Strange Minds Think Alike: Apparently, even a giant ancient Jigglypuff doesn't take kindly to people falling asleep while it's singing and retaliates with Face Doodling.
