Snubbull Snobbery – Pokémon Season 3, Episode 8

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Snubbull Snobbery is the 8th episode of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys, the third season of the Pokémon anime, and the 124th episode of the English dub overall (Japanese episode 126, Bulbapedia code EP124). It first aired in Japan on 2 December 1999 and in the United States on 18 November 2000. It falls within the season’s The road to Violet City stretch (EP122–EP129).

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Synopsis

Ash and friends arrive at Palm Hills, a place made famous by its sprawling estates and sweeping lawns. It’s there that they find a rather pampered Snubble and reunite it with it’s very rich owner who invites Ash and co to lunch to thank them; but in spite of the house being like a palace or a castle with huge grounds Snubble doesn’t seem happy to be going home.

The rich woman gives Ash & co a short tour of Snubble’s wing of the house including luxury bedrooms, gyms, private bubble baths and more. Brock notices that Snubble isn’t happy with the luxury life at all. The clock strikes 12 and it’s time for lunch, a gourmet meal is served to everyone, Ash and friends dig in but Snubble rejects it…. Instead taking a liking to some simple Popcorn balls from Brock.

Team Rocket are skulking around in the Mansion grounds looking to sneak in and steal, but they bump into Snubble who distracts them for a moment before the household staff turn up and start chasing them; Ash and co block their escape route and the household staff catch up. James uses Weezing’s smokescreen to escape. Snubble has taken a liking to Meowth’s tail at this point.

Back inside the house Snubble’s owner reveals that it’s actually Snubble’s wedding day and that she is to be wed to another very well to do Snubble called Winthrip Snubblefeather. Misty works out that Snubble potentially doesn’t keep getting lost and is infact trying to run away from the smothering of her owner and the impending marriage she doesn’t want. Brock decides that the group should try to help Snubble.

The owners of Snubble and Winthrip Snubblefeather are discussing the imminent marriage of their Pokémon when Brock bursts in and confronts them saying enough is enough; adding that Snubble just wants to be herself and doesn’t want to be smothered all the time, the discussion is interrupted again when Team Rocket appear above them and lower Meowth down as bait for the Snubble, it latches on to Meowth’s tail, they reel him back in and escape with the Snubble to a shed on the estate. A quick bite from Snubble to Meowth’s tail later and he reveals where they’re hiding, the staff of the estate along with Ash and friends turn up to take on Team Rocket; Ash’s Heracross puts both Arbok and Weezing on the back foot, but then Snubble steps up to battle them and after some encouragement from Brock and her reluctant owner Snubble manages to defeat Arbok, Victreebell (and James). Team Rocket and their Pokémon flee to their balloon which is sent blasting off by Heracross.

Winthrip and his owner leave and the marriage is cancelled. Snubble’s owner realises that Snubble can take care of itself quite well and vows not to smother her so much anymore. With our heroes help, Snubbles trainer is learning that her Snubble’s affection has to be earned by paying attention, not money, and they are on their way again.

Major Events

• Madame Muchmoney & Jeeves debut
• Snubbull TV debut (prior PK01) — starts following Meowth
• Dub title card misspells “Snubble”

Pokémon making their anime debut

• Snubbull#0209 · EP124

Trivia

• The English title plays on “alliteration on Madame Muchmoney’s pampered, snobbish Snubbull”.
• The screenplay is by Yukiyoshi Ōhashi.
• This is a plot episode: it advances the Johto storyline.
• The Who’s That Pokémon? segment features Snubbull in Japan, where it almost always matched the episode, but Stantler in the US, where 4Kids picked the Pokémon at random.

Changes in the English Dub

• Dub title card misspells the Pokémon as “Snubble” (corrected on Pokémon TV and the 2015 DVD).
• Onigiri become “popcorn balls”.
• Pokémon Karaokémon: “Song of Jigglypuff”.

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