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The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero
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The Pancham Who Wants to Be a Hero (Japanese: ヒーローになりたいヤンチャム The Yancham Who Wants to Be a Hero) is the second episode of POKÉTOON. It was first released in Japan on the official Pokémon Kids TV YouTube channel on May 5, 2021 and was released on Pokémon TV on June 24, 2022, and on the official English Pokémon YouTube channel on August 25, 2022.
Blurb
Pancham dreams of becoming a hero, so it trains every day. When some people and Pokémon are in trouble, does Pancham have what it takes to be the hero they need?
Plot
A young Pancham lives in the mountains. It trains every day, aspiring to be a hero like Arcanine, a Pokémon who saved it from an Impidimp when it was younger. However, it refuses to evolve into a Pangoro, afraid that if it evolved, it would be seen as scary, causing other Pokémon to run away from it. It wears an Everstone as a necklace in an attempt to prevent itself from evolving.
In a town nearby, people in the local Pokémon Center talk about how powerful Pancham is. This sparks a young boy to go up the mountain in an attempt to capture it. He has a blue scarf around his wrist, given to him by his father, and it grants him the courage he needs to climb up the mountain. He finds Pancham, but it notices him and hides. The boy stays on the mountain, and begins talking to himself as though Pancham was there. He reveals that his dad is trapped in a mine due to falling rocks, and that the miners may be running low on food. He wants to catch Pancham in order to help free his father.
Pancham listens from its cave. The next morning, the boy awakens to see Pancham standing next to a Poké Ball. The boy catches Pancham, and it carries him all the way to the mine. It punches out a small hole, which an Impidimp crawls out of. Then, a giant boulder comes falling. Pancham catches it, noticing that the Impidimp can't move due to a sprained ankle. A geyser erupts from where the giant rock had been. Despite its fears about evolution, Pancham rips off its Everstone, evolving into Pangoro. It splits the flow of water, saving the Impidimp, and then breaks the remaining rock trapping the miners. As Pangoro goes to leave, the miners give him a round of applause. The boy gives him the scarf around his wrist, calling it proof of Pangoro's courage.
Major events
Debuts
Characters
Humans
Pokémon
- Arcanine (Red; flashback)
- Pancham (Boy's; new; evolves)
- Pangoro (Boy's; newly evolved)
- Charmander
- Pikachu
- Growlithe
- Nuzleaf
- Wingull (×3)
- Rowlet
- Impidimp
- Pangoro (fantasy)
Cast
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| Narration | Lanessa Tremblett | Narration | Asaco Nasu | ナレーション | 南壽あさ子 |
Staff
| Director/Screenplay/Storyboard/Boy Trainer Concept/Sound Director/Editor/Title Logo Design 監督・脚本・絵コンテ・少年トレーナー原案・音響監督・編集・タイトルロゴデザイン |
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| Assistant Director/3D Technical Leader/Photography 助監督・3Dテクニカルリーダー・撮影 |
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| Character Design/Animation Director キャラクターデザイン・作画監督 |
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| Stage Director/Production ステージ監督・制作 |
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| Stage Supervisor/Color Coordinator/Celestial Sphere Production ステージ監修・カラーコーディネート・天球制作 |
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| 3D Layout 3Dレイアウト |
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| Character Illustration Production キャラクターイラスト制作 |
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| Background Art Production 背景美術制作 |
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| Music 音楽 |
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| Sound Effects 音響効果 |
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| Sound Recording Coordination 録音調整 |
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| Sound Recording Assistant 録音助手 |
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| Sound Recording Studio 録音スタジオ |
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| Sound Production Manager 音響制作担当 |
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| Sound Production 音響制作 |
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| Project Cooperation 企画協力 |
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| Music Cooperation 音楽協力 |
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| Executive Director 総監督 |
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| Producer プロデューサー |
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| Assistant Producer アシスタントプロデューサー |
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| Animation Production アニメーション制作 |
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Video
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Trivia
- This episode's art style is inspired by stop motion.
Errors
In other languages
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 Bengali
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যে প্যানচাম চায় হিরো হতে Je Pancham caẏ Hero hote | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 想成为英雄的顽皮熊猫 Xiǎng Chéngwéi Yīngxióng de Wánpíxióngmāo | |
 Dutch
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De Pancham wil een held worden | |
 European French
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Le rêve de Pandespiègle | |
 German
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Das Pam-Pam, das ein Held sein will | |
 Hindi
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शैताम जिसे बनना है हीरो Shaitaam jise bannā hai Hero | |
 Indonesian
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Pancham yang Ingin Menjadi Pahlawan | |
 Italian
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Il Pancham che vuole essere un eroe | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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O Pancham que quer ser um herói | |
| Spanish |  Latin America
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Pancham quiere ser un héroe |
 Spain
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Pancham quiere ser un héroe | |
 Tamil
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ஹீரோவாக விரும்பும் பான்ச்சம் Hero-vāka virumpum Pancham | |
| Telugu
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హీరో అవ్వాలనుకునే పంచం Hero avvālanukunē Pancham | |
The Pangoro Who Became a Hero
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ヒーローになったゴロンダ Hīrō ni Natta Goronda | |
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প্যাঙ্গোরো যে হিরো হয়ে উঠলো Pangoro je Hero hoẏe uṭholō | |
| Mandarin Chinese | 成为了英雄的霸道熊猫 Chéngwéi liǎo Yīngxióng de Bàdàoxióngmāo | |
| Dutch
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Pangoro werd een held | |
| European French
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Le Pandarbare devenu héros | |
| German
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Das Pandagro, das ein Held wurde | |
| Hindi
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पंगापांडा जो बना हीरो Pangapanda jo banā Hero | |
| Indonesian
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PANGORO YANG TELAH MENJADI PAHLAWAN | |
| Italian
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Il Pangoro che è diventato un eroe | |
| Brazilian Portuguese
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O Pangoro que se tornou um heròi | |
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El Pangoro que se convirtió en héroe |
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El héroe Pangoro | |
| Tamil
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ஹீரோவாக ஆகிய தி பாங்கொரோ Hero-vāka ākiya ti Pangoro | |
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హీరోగా మారిన పాంగోరో Hero-gā mārina Pangoro | |
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