PK22

(Japanese: ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー Pikachu's Summer Bridge Story) is the 22nd Pikachu short of the Pokémon anime. It aired from August 1 to 29, 2011 on even-numbered. It was later released on DVD in Japan on July 20, 2012.

Blurb
''Pikachu and friends visit a town with a huge draw bridge, but problems arise when they come across Oshawatt and Tepig, who have eaten the fruits that Gothita and Darumaka had collected. They head off to collect fruits from the forest across the bridge, but then Meowth appears and tries to steal the fruits. On top of that, the bridge is raised, blocking their passage. What will Pikachu do? The fight for the fruits begins!!''

Plot
and friends visit a town with a huge draw bridge, but problems arise when they come across and, who have eaten the apples that  , , and  have collected. They head off to collect apples from the forest across the bridge, but then Meowth, Woobat and Yamask appears and tries to steal the apples. On top of that, the bridge is raised, blocking their passage. What will Pikachu do? The fight for the apples begins!

Pokémon

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Trivia

 * This short was released between BW040 and BW041 in Japan. However, these are Club Battle episodes and the movies cannot take place then, or the arc would otherwise be interrupted.
 * In several scenes, a puffs up angrily upon putting, , and  to  with , and then sweeping them away with its tail. This action is a direct parody of 's reaction when its audience falls asleep.
 * The same goes to from PK18, PK19, PK20, and PK21, who also puffs up angrily upon putting its audience to sleep.

Errors

 * Cilan's Pansage hits a with, even though the latter is a  Pokémon and, hence, immune to  moves.

Dub edits
Pikachu no Summer Bridge Story PK16 ピカチュウのサマー・ブリッジ・ストーリー PK22