The Case of the Missing Pokémon
Amoonguss
The Case of the Missing Pokémon (Japanese:VS モロバレルVS Amoonguss), titledVS Amoonguss in theShogakukan Asia translation, is the 479th chapter of thePokémon Adventures manga, and the 19th chapter of theBlack & White arc.
It is subtitledAmoonguss (Japanese:進化Evolution) in theVIZ Media translation andEvolution in the Shogakukan Asia translation.
Plot
Black's battle againstBurgh continues, withTula facing off againstLeavanny. Tula attempts to ensnare Leavanny in its electrified web, but it is soon immobilized by its opponent's silk thread. Leavanny then strikes withLeaf Blade, rendering Tulaunable to battle. As Leavanny walks away, it suddenly collapses, leading Burgh to realize that Tula had discreetlypoisoned it using its own thread.
Burgh has hisDwebble return to the battle stage, and Black sends inTep against it. As he worries aloud that this may cause Tep toevolve,White happens to arrive to watch the battle. Burgh commands Dwebble to useSmack Down, but Tep swiftly avoids the move. It then usesEmber, but this leaves it vulnerable to another Smack Down. Tep begins to jitter after it is hit, allowing Dwebble to strike again. Right as the attack collides with Tep, it suddenly evolves intoPignite, shoving Dwebble backward and knocking it out. Black cheers for Tep, then turns in shock to see White, who had witnessed everything.
Burgh awards Black with theInsect Badge, but he remains anxious of White's response. Before she can speak,Iris suddenly rushes into the room with herFraxure carrying an unconsciousBianca. Iris tells the others she believes Bianca had a Pokémon stolen from her, which may be related to a string of other Pokémon disappearances in the city. This leads Black to haveMusha clear his mind to focus on the situation. He then notices that since Iris and Bianca arrived, Tep has been sneezing fire. Determining Tep is reacting to a certain kind of dust on Bianca, Black has Tep follow its scent outdoors.
Tep leads the group to a building across the street from theCastelia Gym. After Dwebble breaks down the door, they enter to find anAmoonguss surrounded by dust with a thrashingLitwick in its grasp. Black has Tep knock Amoonguss out, but it has no Trainer in sight. He then spots an opening in the ceiling and hasBrav fly the group toward it. On the rooftop, they findBronius standing with severalTeam Plasma Grunts. When Bronius sees them, he explains that he was going to use the building to create a "stronghold dedicated to the liberation of Pokémon," but his plan has now been foiled. Angered, Black asks Bronius why he would try to separate Pokémon from their Trainers, prompting him to respond by saying that "heroes" have been misunderstood long before the founding ofUnova. Before disappearing with his subordinates, he claimsTeam Plasma will reunite "the hero and the black lightning bolt."
Later, after the group reunites every stolen Pokémon inside the building with their Trainers, Black takes a moment to review the schedule White had given him before his Gym battle. Realizing the schedule was specifically prepared for a pair ofTepig, he becomes nervous. To his surprise, White arrives to announce she has several new concepts for talents involving a Tepig and a Pignite, along with three gigs lined up before the end of the day. Relieved, Black reaches out to hug Tep, who he reveals has been renamed Nite.
In another area ofCastelia City,Cheren receives news of Bianca's recovery. As he and hisSnivy head over to visit her at the hospital, he is stopped by a pair fromPasserby Analytics HQ who persuade him to fill out their survey. Snivy watches him briefly, then is distracted by the sight of aZorua walking with anotherSnivy. When Cheren completes the survey, Snivy notices that a human boy now stands in place of the Zorua.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see thehistory page.
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Debuts
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Characters
Humans
Pokémon
Trivia
Errors
- In the Japanese version of Volume 45, this chapter is mistakenly numbered as 478.
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