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"What is the most important thing?" (いちばん大切なものって、なぁに? Ichiban taisetsu na mono tte, nāni??) is the 22nd episode of Smile Pretty Cure!, the 19th episode of Glitter Force, and the 411th episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall. The English title is "The Ultimate Choice".

Synopsis[]

With Pop's aid, the girls travel to Märchenland in order to save Candy from Joker.

Summary[]

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Pop tells Pretty Cure how to get to Märchenland.

The girls return to the secret base and lament that Joker was able to take Candy, the Decor Décor, and all of the Cure Decors. However, Miyuki notices that he missed one: the Star Decor she hung on the Tanabata bamboo is still there, and there is still hope.

The girls read the wish Candy hung on the tree: she wants to be with Miyuki and her friends forever. In fact, she wrote a wish for each of them. Pop suspects Candy was taken to the Bad End Kingdom where Emperor Pierrot is sealed away, and they must travel through Märchenland to get there. They travel there through Pop's book.

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Joker asks Candy about the Miracle Jewel.

Meanwhile, Joker interrogates Candy for information on the Miracle Jewel, but she doesn't know. He places the Sunflower Decor into the Decor Décor, but realizes that it is one Decor short. He consoles himself with the fact that he needs only one, and intends only one more charge of Bad End Energy to awaken Emperor Pierrot, and intends to acquire it from the Pretty Cures themselves.

The girls arrive in Märchenland and they find it oddly quiet. Pop explains that the fairies are all staying home due to fear of the Bad End Kingdom. Suddenly, Joker suddenly appears and demands they hand over final Decor. The girls transform to fight him, but they aren't even able to land a hit. Cure Happy tries using Happy Shower, but he absorbs it and reflects it back at the Cures as dark energy. Pop transforms into a shield to intercept the attack, but he's weakened afterward.

The Cures try to combine their finishing moves, but Joker absorbs them and fires it back. Joker easily takes the final Decor and begins stealing Bad End energy from them, using psychological taunting to cause them to slip into despair. After enough energy forms, he takes it and vanishes.

Following their defeat, the girls take shelter from the rain, wondering what they could possibly do at this point. They are frightened at the prospect of fighting Emperor Pierrot, risking their lives or possibly never returning home. If they do nothing, Pop has no choice but to try to rescue his sister, even though his chances of succeeding alone are low.

Pop stands at the portal to Bad End Kingdom, which opens that night during the full moon. The five split up, each thinking hard about what to do. Each of them remembers they still have the Tanabata wish cards Candy made. Candy's wishes were to play with Miyuki, eat okonomiyaki with Akane, draw pictures with Yayoi, play soccer with Nao, draw calligraphy with Reika.

Each of them independently realizes how important Candy is, and arrives at the portal. They recite the group motto that Candy created, and Pop is moved that they are determined to risk everything to rescue his sister.

Then, in the Bad End Kingdom, Joker delivers the last batch of Bad Energy to awaken Emperor Pierrot.

Major Events[]

  • The girls visit Märchenland for the first time.
  • The Pretty Cures fight Joker for the first time, and are defeated.
  • Joker steals Bad End Energy from the Pretty Cures and revives Pierrot.
  • An Akanbe isn't summoned for the first time in the series.

Characters[]

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Mascots[]

Villains[]

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Trivia[]

  • This episode marks the first time Cure Happy used Happy Shower twice and successfully used it to attack an enemy. Happy was previously only able to use it once per transformation. She did attempt to use it twice in episode 2, but it didn't work.
  • This is the first time Cure Happy succumbs to the despair of Bad End Space. She was previously unaffected in episode 1, and was the only Cure not to be affected on their first encounter with Bad Energy.
  • Rain is used in this episode as a symbolic representation of sadness. It was previously used the same way in episode 19.

Edits in Glitter Force[]

  • The wishes Candy wrote for the girls are changed.
    • Instead of wishing to play with Miyuki a lot, Candy wants to make Emily as happy as she's made her.
    • Instead of wishing to eat okonomiyaki with Akane, Candy wants to be clever and funny like Kelsey.
    • Instead of wishing to draw with Yayoi, Candy wants to be brave like Lily.
    • Instead of wishing to play soccer with Nao, Candy wants to be fast and strong like April.
    • Instead of wishing to do calligraphy with Reika, Candy wants to be wise and smart like Chloe.
  • The following shots are removed from the dub:
    • Reika sitting before the team splits up to think
    • A shot of Pop as Akane is talking
    • Shots of Nao, Yayoi, and Akane as Miyuki says that they have to decide what is most important
    • A shot of the wish Candy wrote for Reika
  • Over the last shot before the ending theme, the text "To Be Continued" is added.

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