Pokémon (1998)

A Scare in the Air (aka Spirits in the Sky)

The gang stop at a convenience store to pick up enough food and supplies to last them the year's four month journey to the islands. They spot a booth where they are having a contest and the lucky winner gets a free ride to Valencia Islands by blimp. Ash gets really lucky and wins it. They approach the Blimp which seems broken down and old looking. It is secretly controlled by Team Rocket's blimp brigade. Jessie and James guide them to their first class seats. Jigglypuff hitches a ride, too. The blimp is very tippy and Team Rocket cannot control it. After stabilizing, Misty notices Togepi is missing. They search everywhere, but first spot Jigglypuff under a white sheet that they think is a ghost. Misty spots Togepi high up and goes after it, Bulbasaur helping her to keep balance on the thin rails. Misty saves Togepi. They then try to keep the blimp stable until they land at the island.

Pokéball Peril

They are on the island, and they are searching for Professor Ivy. They find some girls and ask them where he is. They are directed to a girl, where they see a Gyarados who she has trained. She shows them the GS Ball which is a mysterious Pokéball with special properties that they cannot open. It cannot be transported. They tell Professor Oak about it over the phone. They are to give it to Professor Oak for examination. They go out to look at some of the Pokémon on the island. They notice they look different, which is because of the different climate on the island. There is a Butterfree that won't eat, but Brock prepares something it will eat because it tastes good. Brock proceeds to clean up the girls' kitchen and do some other things. He joins Ivy on a late night observing session, as they watch the Vileplume spread their pollen. A Raticate gets in the way and begins to suffer. Ivy leaps out to save it, but gets caught in the pollen. They are both rushed to Nurse Joy who tells them they are going to both be okay. The gang begin to head off, except Brock decides to stay behind and take care of things. They proceed back to find the blimps looking new and fresh. When they get on board, Team Rocket trap Ash and Misty in the cage. They make a few jokes about Ash and Misty loving each other. They both blush, and Jigglypuff jumps out to start singing. Team Rocket make it off the blimp with Jigglypuff riding on the top of their parachute. Ash, Misty and their Pokémon are trapped on the blimp.

The Lost Lapras

After picking up the "GS Ball" from Professor Ivy, Brock decided to stay on the island so Ash and Misty head back home by blimp. Unfortunately, our duo gets double-crossed by Team Rocket once again, and Jigglypuff puts the whole crew to sleep. After another crash landing in the middle of nowhere they meet a new friend named Tracey while trying to help a Lapras that washed up on the beach.

Fit to Be Tied

Ash, Misty and their new friend, Tracey, are on a new adventure exploring the Orange Islands as Ash sets out to qualify for the Orange League Tournament. After hearing that the Mikan Gym Leader is known as one of the toughest trainers in the Orange Crew, Ash can't wait for the challenge. He learns that Pokémon battles are run a little differently on the Orange Islands, but he can always rely on his Squirtle to pull them through!

Pikachu Re-Volts

The group are headed towards Mandarin Island on Lapras. When they arrive there, they see a person being attacked by some Pokémon. As they go to investigate; Pikachu stops, turns around, and attacks Ash. Togepi jumps out of Misty's arms. Then a group of Magnemite surround Ash, shocking him. To create a distraction, an Electrode rolls by and explodes in front of Ash. When the smoke clears Pikachu and Togepi are gone. They find out from Officer Jenny that the same thing has happened to many others. They believe it is some sort of psychic Pokémon behind all of this, because Jenny's Gastly is not effected. Meanwhile, Jessie and James are on the island and Meowth suddenly goes bad. They follow him to the source of all this, it is the work of Butch and Cassidy. They argue over the correct way to say the motto. They then send their evil Pokémon on Jessie and James. When they wake up a bit later after being unconscious they are with Ash and the group and Officer Jenny. Although not wanting to help, they agree to tell them who is behind this and come up with a plan. Jessie and James return to the building with a huge cart of Pokéballs. The rest of the gang are hiding inside. Once in; Ash, Misty, Tracy, and Officer Jenny burst out of the cart. The brainwashed Pokémon begin to attack, and Ash rushes to get Pikachu. Gastly protects Ash from the attacks, and he gets to Pikachu. Ash taunts Pikachu into attacking him, and he dodges the thunderbolts. Ash rushes towards the machine that which have been amplifying the Drowzee's psychic waves that have been causing all of this. Pikachu's thunderbolt, besides shocking Ash, destroys the machine. Pikachu and all the other Pokémon revert to their normal selves and return to their trainers. Outside of the place, they battle Butch and Cassidy. Drowzee tries a metronome attack, and Togepi starts one simultaneously. The whole building explodes, and it was because of Togepi's metronome. After receiving an award, Ash and the others get back on Lapras to head for the next island.

The Crystal Onix

While riding around the Orange Islands on his Lapras, Ash finds a mysterious message in a bottle, which leads the gang on a new adventure. Ash, Misty and Tracey travel to Sunburst Island, which is famous for its artists and glassblowers. They meet a struggling young shopkeeper who's seeking inspiration from a legendary "crystal Onix." Having been unable to find this special Pokémon, the shopkeeper turns to our heroes. With Tracey and his observational Pokémon on board, they set out to fire up a new friend's creative drive!

In the Pink

A raging whirlpool whisks our heroes to top-secret Pinkan Island, a magical place where sheer cliffs and special berries have created a plethora of pink Pokemon. Tracey's Pokemon watching skills are put to quite a test, while Ash's attempts at observing lead to trouble for both his friends and a feisty pink Rhyhorn. Officer Jenny and Professor Oak must explain to the gang why scientists alone are allowed on the island: poachers would run wild in such a unique environment. Have some found their way to Pinkan already?

Stage Fight!

Ash, Misty, and Tracey buy tickets to the Pokémon Showboat, a wonderful carnival where Pokémon can speak and perform plays! A young actress from the performance has been having problems with her Raichu ever since it shocked her early in their relationship. Ash and Pikachu may be able to help. Of course, they'll have to deal with Team Rocket first, as they attempt to steal all the talking Pokémon.

Bye, Bye Psyduck

While Pikachu, Togepi and Psyduck are sleeping on Lapras' back, Psyduck slips off and into the water. They search, but cannot find him, until a girl named Marina comes by because her Tentacruel had found Psyduck. They notice the tail is glowing, and Marina says that's a sign it's going to evolve. Marina knows a lot about water Pokémon, as does Misty. The two girls decide to have a battle. During the battle, when Misty goes to use Psyduck, she notices the pokéball is empty. She asks Ash to throw her the bag, but he doesn't throw far enough and it lands in the water. When Misty goes to recover her bag, there is a Golduck hanging from it. She believes it to be hers and starts to use it in battle. Team Rocket intrude, and capture Marina's Tentacruel and Psyduck, but Team Rocket are defeated easily by Golduck. Misty then battles Marina with Golduck and wins. When Misty pulls out her pokéball for Golduck, her Psyduck comes out. They are all a little confused for a while until they realize it was a wild Golduck, simply it likes to show off for girls, as it sees three girls walking by, it runs off to meet them, leaving Misty behind.

Shell Shock

Aboard Lapras, the group follows a news crew to an uninhabited island, where a scientific expedition is underway after the discovery of a fossilized Kabuto. A series of natural disasters place our heroes in mortal danger, with only the power of their Pokemon to help them. What is the secret of the Kabuto, and who wants that secret to remain hidden?

The Joy of Pokémon

As the group continue through the Orange Islands, they notice a Nurse Joy whizzing by in a kayak. They decide to follow it. They come to an island, and see a huge Magikarp. It is flopping around and Nurse Joy comes by to give it some calcium, then she throws it back in. Ash is hungry so, Nurse Joy invites them over for lunch. They then go for a kayak ride, except she gets too far ahead of them and when Ash, Misty and Tracey catch up they see her kayak empty, and get worried. They see a pink figure floating up, thinking it's Chansey, except it's really Jigglypuff, who they got away from before it sang. When Nurse Joy and Chansey pop up from helping a sick Cloyster, she invites them underwater to see her look it over. Ash begins to run out of breath and tries to get back above water, but can't because a Dewgong decides to start playing with Ash. They make it out okay, and back at the cabin, Nurse Joy tells them her story about when she found a sick Magikarp and decided to take care of it. She then decided to treat Pokémon around the islands rather than just work in a Pokémon center. She goes out to help some sick baby Seel as a hurricane is starting. Tracey goes out and Ash and Misty follow, they want to help her, but got washed out and she had to save them. After resting on a beach are trapped by Team Rocket. Magikarp comes to save them, evolves into Gyarados and beats them. They go off to help the baby Seel and are on their way to Navel Island.

Navel Maneuvers

They land on Navel Island, where Ash plans on earning his 2nd Orange League badge. They see a guy ride in on a boat. His name is Danny, and he introduces himself to the group, taking a liking to Misty. They go to the bottom of the mountain where they find a cable car and a small sign. Anyone who wants to compete for the badge must climb the mountain without the help of any Pokémon. Tracey and Misty took the cable car to the top of the mountain to meet Ash and Danny at the top. While climbing, they see Misty and Tracey slowly riding up, cheering them on, although Misty was more interested in seeing Danny get to the top, Ash gets distracted and when some rock crumbles below his feet begins to fall. He grabs on, and almost calls out Bulbasaur to help, but is reminded by Danny not to, so he doesn't. Ash and Danny slowly make it to the top, when they get there Tracey and Misty are happy to see them, Misty again more interested in seeing Danny okay. They then realize Danny is going to be Ash's opponent as Danny is in a sense the gym leader. Ash must win two out of three competitions to earn the badge. They begin by determining who's Pokémon can freeze all the water gushing out of a geyser the fastest. Danny wins with his Nidoqueen, so they start the 2nd competition. The first one to carve a small ice sled out of ice is the winner. Ash uses Pikachu, Bulbasaur, and Charizard. Although Misty and Tracey believe using Charizard was a mistake, but after a little pleading from Ash, Charizard carves out the ice block in three single fire blasts, making Ash the winner of the 2nd competition. The final was to use the ice sled to race down the mountain to the finish line. They began down the hill, and Ash got out of control. Danny pulled far ahead until he fell into a trap by Team Rocket. Ash stopped to check on him, and they used the opportunity to get Pikachu. Dan was able to stop them with his Electrode, which exploded in their balloon. They restarted the ice-sled race from the middle where they left off, and Danny pulled ahead once again. Ash got caught in the bushes and it seemed hopeless until he pulled out of the trees right beside Danny. They were close until Ash started spinning out of control again, but spun his way right through the goal and into the water. Ash received the sea ruby badge for his efforts as well Danny was glad to give it to him.

Snack Attack

While Ash and friends are still discovering new islands, they come upon the seven "Grapefruit Islands" where groves of giant grapefruit are ripe and in season. When it looks like thieves are stealing the grapefruit, Ash, Tracey and Misty volunteer to help catch them. Surprisingly enough, what looked like hundreds of thieves was actually just one giant, hungry and sleepy culprit!

A Shipful of Shivers

Ash, Tracey and Misty find more excitement than they bargain for when they reach their next destination. Professor Oak tells them that divers have recovered an Orange League Championship trophy off the coast of Moro Island that dates back over three hundred years! The trophy is on display at the Moro Island Museum of Art for all to see. By the time they get to the museum, Team Rocket has already paid a visit and now it's up to our heroes to track them down!

Meowth Rules!

Team Rocket has engine trouble and lands on an island where the natives are waiting for the "Great Meowth of Bounty" to arrive and fulfill an ancient prophesy. When Meowth gets mistaken for this great creature with special powers, he enjoys the special treatment and decides to play along. But, when he's unable to perform the ancient ritual that's expected of him, the treatment he gets isn't quite so fun anymore.

Tracey Gets Bugged

They land on another island known for all the bug Pokémon you can catch. Misty is afraid to go because of her fear of bugs. Anyway, they all go and search for bugs, eventually discovering an injured Scyther in the woods, they try to catch it, but it's reluctant to go anywhere, Tracey has Venonat put it to sleep so then they catch it and take it to Nurse Joy. It is upset to be taken away to be nursed, it's spirit destroyed having lost leadership of it's group to another Scyther. Meanwhile, Team Rocket schemes to catch the entire group of Scyther, first blasting them with glue so they can't move, then a net to trap them. This is revenge from Jessie for them having cut off her hair. Scyther rushes off to help his trapped friends, and Ash's group follows originally believing Scyther was just going to battle the leader again for the group. When they arrive, Scyther cuts the group free, except they are still stuck in the glue. Scyther beats all of Team Rocket's Pokémon with the help of one of the other Scyther. They all go to wash off in a small pond and Tracey having previously caught Scyther calls it back. He attempts Ash's pose for catching a Pokémon, but Ash corrects him on it, and shows him how to do it correctly.

A Way Off Day Off!

In an attempt to cheer up, the group head to a small island hoping to find some new things to do. On the island, Togepi and Pikachu spot some fruit growing on the trees. Ash and Misty rush over to pick some, but find they are horribly sour. Tracey shows them to pick darker fruit that are ripe, and they taste sweet. Deciding to stay awhile, and have a little vacation, they call out all their Pokémon. Most of the Pokémon are scared of Tracey's Scyther, except Togepi who gleefully walks over to Scyther. Scyther is nice to Togepi so the others are no longer scared. Charizard is laying aside not interested in socializing with the other Pokémon, ash comes over to try to get Charizard to join the fun, but ends up with a flame in the face. The flame continues towards Scyther who blocks it, and begins staring down Charizard who stares right back, and Ash stands between them getting them to stop. Meanwhile, Jessie and James just happened to land on the island and decided to have their own vacation, but they spot some of the group's Pokémon and realizing they are there, decide to quit their vacation and try to steal them. Back with the group, Snorlax is hungry, but Jigglypuff pops out of a pile of fruit and they all fall asleep. Snorlax is still sleeping when the others wake up. Tracey prepares some fruit sandwiches for the group, but no one gets any before the just awoken Snorlax downs the whole plateful of sandwiches all in one bite. Later on, they are sleeping. Pikachu wakes to notice Ash is gone. Pikachu soon finds Ash gazing at the stars. They talk about how it's been on the Orange Islands, thinking about past experiences. Jessie and James secretly stand across the lake, having Victreebel spray a long distance sleep powder to make sure they stay asleep. They try to steal the Pokémon using a suction cup and a rope, but Snorlax is too heavy ruining their plan. They are defeated by Scyther and Charizard, who glare at each other after winning. The group head onward to the next island, while Team Rocket have landed on a little island with a large group of Farfetch'd who decide to have fun beating up Team Rocket with their sticks.

The Mandarin Island Mismatch

Ash, Misty and Tracey are back on Mandarin Island(the same island where they stopped Butch and Cassidy in "Pikachu Re-Volts") where Ash has just won three battles in a row. But, he finally meets his match when they run into, Prima, one of the very best trainers on the Orange Islands. Misty is thrilled to meet her hero because she also trains water-type Pokémon, but, it's Ash who learns a very valuable lesson from this trainer who also sets him on course for a chance at another Orange League badge!

Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon

Our heroes are on their way to Trovita Island when they come across two Pokémon trainers who seemingly hate each other, even though their two Pokémon are in love. He has a male Nidoran and she has a female Nidoran and all that the two Pokémon want is to be together. It takes Misty, the true romantic, to see that perhaps it's the two trainers that are in love as well!

Get Along Little, Pokémon

Ash's group continuing on toward Trovita island find themselves tiring from the long walk. A storm approaches and they head for cover, having to help Misty because she can barely move. They spot several Magnemite absorbing the electricity of the storm. They meet a guy named Ethan who explains about his Magnemite who gather up electricity from the storms to help out towns that are experiencing power failures. The number 6 Magnemite often strays from the group and Ethan's Jolteon has to bring it back. There is a town that is left without power and it is up to Ash to bring the Magnemite to the town to provide it. On the way, Ash is stopped by none other than Team Rocket. By generating electricity by rubbing themselves very fast, they draw the Magnemite towards themselves and into their net. Pikachu helps to bring back the Magnemite and then in helping Pikachu, Magnemite number 6 evolves into a Magneton defeating Team Rocket. Ethan, Misty and Tracey arrive at the town to see that power has been restored, all thanks to Ash and the Magnemite.

The Mystery Menace

Ash and the group have finally made their way to the city of Trovitopolis, which should lead them right to Trovita Island and the next Orange League gym! Everything seems normal until the earth cracks right beneath their feet and they find themselves in the sewer underground, and not alone. There seems to be some sort of a "monster" living there that has been terrorizing the town. Will Ash, Misty and Tracey be able to find it, before it finds them?

Beauty and the Beach

Tired, the group settles down for a rest in a small vacation resort. Team Rocket is watching them inside a submarine intent on stealing Pikachu. The group are later riding a boat, and crash into Team Rocket's submarine sending them out of control until they crash into an old man's dock outside of his restaurant. He rushes out to see the damage, and is very upset. Team Rocket manages to survive too, landing back at the beach where they meet an old lady (Brutella). Ash's group start working to promote the old man's restaurant to help pay him back for the damage. The promotion doesn't work well as Team Rocket are helping Nastina with her beach house and taking all the customers. Ash uses his Pokémon to help the restaurant, and customers begin flocking to the place making it popular again. Team Rocket begin playing various tricks to sabotage their success and manage to take away the customers they had gotten. Professor Oak and Ash's mom stop in at the restaurant surprising Ash, and tell them about a swimsuit competition for girls and disguised Pokémon where they could win money to pay back the old man. Misty decides to enter the contest. For her Pokémon, Squirtle comes out disguised as a space alien and Starmie is the UFO. She is quickly greeted by competition from Jessie and James. James pretends he's a girl complete with fake body suit (not to mention fully inflatable ), and the audience falls for it. They have Koffing and Ekans wrapped together not looking like anything in particular. Gary shows up to enter his numerous girlfriends in the competition. Team Rocket are angry that they've lost, so as they get their sub back, they crash the competition. A heat seeking missle is on it's way, and Ash manages to reverse it's course with a fire blast from Charmander. Team Rocket pedal away as fast as they can with the missle following close behind, they crash into the beach house and they all blast off into the sky including Nastina. In the end, Ash's mom comes out the winner and makes enough money to pay back the old man for the dock. Ash's group continue on their way.

Bound for Trouble

As the group are walking along, they spot a suspicous basket of fruit on the path, Ash rushes for it, but Misty suggests it is a trap. She leads them over to the tree where she believes the fruit is safe. They are all caught in the trap. Team Rocket appear and the basket on the road in fact wasn't a trap. They run off with Pikachu having attached Pikachu by a rope to Meowth locking them both in a belt. Back with Team Rocket, both Pikachu and Meowth together are carried off by a Pidgeot. Pikachu shocks them and Pidgeot drops him and Meowth. After a short battle while falling of who gets to be on top, Pikachu is the winner. While wondering through the woods, Pikachu and Meowth can never agree on the way to do things, and Pikachu usually gets his way because he can shock Meowth if he doesn't like it. They get chased by a large Rhydon, and they have to team up to defeat it. Meowth tickles it on the back while Pikachu shocks it through the mouth. Later they see an apple, both rushing for it Meowth gets there first, but Pikachu stays firmly to the ground preventing him from reaching it and cuts it down with a little static bolt. Pikachu is about to take a bite, but seeing Meowth sad breaks it in half giving a piece to him. Meowth remembers all the times Pikachu was so cruel to him thinking they could've been friends if they were on the same team. Pikachu is asleep, and Meowth falls asleep as well. The next morning, another Rhydon is chasing them, but a Pidgeot is after them from opposite direction surrounding them. Ash spots the two around the same time Jessie and James see them. Ash's Snorlax defeats the Rhydon and Jessie's Arbok defeats the Pidgeot. Pikachu still attached to Meowth, Jessie's Pokémon are defeated by Ash's and Ash gets the key to unlock Pikachu from Meowth. After everything, Team Rocket are walking in the woods and spot an apple, James goes for it and so does Meowth, Jessie stops them saying they should share, and she goes first eating the whole thing. Meowth really misses Pikachu having not gotten one bite of this apple.

Charizard Chills

Ash, Tracey and Misty are sailing along on Lapras when they almost crash into another Pokémon trainer wanting to battle Ash. This trainer heard about Ash from the Trovita Island gym leader and wants to put his Pokémon up against Ash's. When the new trainer uses a super-powerful Poliwrath on Charizard, it's more than anyone expects. Charizard finally decides to obey and respect Ash as not only his trainer but also his friend, and the two become closer than ever!

The Pokémon Water War

Our heroes try, but are unable to extinguish a dangerous fire, until the local fire brigade — a trained team of Wartortles — arrives and squelches the flames. As a second fire rages, however, Team Rocket abducts the Wartortles, leaving Ash, Misty, Brock, and their Pokémon to somehow save the nearby town from a fiery end.

Pokémon Food Fight

Ash and co are stuck on an island and while desperately searching for food, Tracey comes upon some flowers behind some rocks. He looks them up in his book and realizes Pokémon do like them for food, he tries to pick them only to discover that the flowers were on a boy's head who was hiding behind the rocks. His name is Golzar and he seems not to happy about Tracey attempting to take his flowers. He challenges them to a battle, but Ash refuses because he's too hungry. After being taunted by Golzar, for the sake of his pride, Ash agrees to battle. He wants to choose Charizard to battle against Golzar's Gloom, but absent mindedly from his hunger picks Squirtle's Pokéball of his belt. He has Squirtle attack with water gun, but as expected is totally useless against Gloom. Ash picks another Pokéball, but drops it on the ground breaking it and it happens to be Snorlax's ball. Snorlax proceeds to try to eat Gloom (as seen in the picture)! Golzar rushes to call back Gloom. Then, Snorlax goes and eats the flowers off his head. Ash decides he needs to find a Pokémon Center to replace his broken Pokéball, Golzar informs them there's one close, but over a nearby mountain, making it near impossible to get Snorlax over it, and he runs off with a big flipping off in the eye toward Ash. Well, they start up the mountain using a log rolling technique where the boys pull and Misty continues to replace the log Snorlax is off of and place it by the head for Snorlax to continue to roll onto. This tires them quickly, especially Pikachu. Tracey pulls out an apple to use as bait to get Snorlax to run up the mountain, but upon dangling the apple over his head, Snorlax immediately inhales it. They dress Ash up as an Apple for Snorlax to chase, and while Ash is running for his life, Snorlax is actually bolting up the mountain! Soon enough, Ash trips and falls over, allowing Snorlax to try taking a bite, and he realizes it's a fake and goes back to sleep. Fortunately, they're up to the top of the mountain! Spotting a stream, they push Snorlax onto a thrown together raft to drift downstream to the other side. They encounter a waterfall, and fall to the bottom. Unbelievably surviving a 50 or so foot drop into 2-feet deep water!! They see the Pokémon center is right in front of them. Everyone on the island is in desperate need of food and a crate of it is being shipped in this very moment, until it's grabbed away into the forest by none other than Team Rocket. Coming upon Team Rocket, Meowth is in a robot Meowth suit, and they work it into a bargain between Team Rocket giving back the food in exchange for Pikachu. The people gang up on Ash really wanting them to give up Pikachu, but Golzar steps in to defend Ash and make them understand it isn't right. Ash battles Meowth in the robot suit, but Pikachu's electric attack is useless against his grounded suit. Snorlax comes in on the scene and battles against Meowth. All Meowth's robot attacks are useless and the final one sends Meowth flying into Snorlax's gut. Snorlax uses his *ultimate* attack and Meowth flies into Jessie and James who collectively fly into the water. Snorlax uses a hyper-beam attack and TR blasts off again. Later on, Nurse Joy presents Ash with a fixed Pokéball, Ash returns Snorlax to it, and Golzar has become Ash's friend.

Misty Meets Her Match

Floating their way to Trovita Island on Lapras, they spot a girl drowning by a whirlpool. Misty saves the girl with Staryu, while the girl's older brother watches most impressed with Misty. When they arrive on the island he greets Misty and has a quick dance with her. His name is Rudy, and he is the Trovita Gym leader. Rudy invites Misty to dinner and his little sister who Misty saved asks too. They are off at dinner and Rudy invites Misty to come check out the Pokémon in his gym. He has taught them all to dance, and he invites Misty to dance with him and the Pokémon. While dancing, he asks Misty if she'll stay and live on the island with him, asking for her decision after the match with Ash the next day. The next day the match begins, and Ash starts with Pikachu. Pikachu battles against Rudy's Electabuzz, but is quickly defeated. The next match is Bulbasaur against Exeggutor. Exeggutor looses and falls over the edge of the plateau they stand on. It falls and knocks Team Rocket off of the edge that they were climbing up to get to Ash. Ash has Bulbasaur save Exeggutor grabbing on with it's vine and returning it to the field. The final determining match is Squirtle against Starmie. Starmie spins fast to generate an electric charge weakening Squirtle. Squirtle is nearly defeated but saves himself learning a new attack, the hydro pump. Misty cheers on Ash the rest of the battle and Rudy realizes she likes Ash more than him. Starmie is defeated, Ash gets the badge, and they all leave the island.

Pokémon Double Trouble

Ash and co are headed towards the next island for the next gym to win the next badge. Ash is suddenly greeted by a mother mistaking Ash for her son Travis (in a similar fashion to the events of the start of Hypno's Naptime) After having thoroughly squished Ash into her breasts, and after staring at him for a while, she finally realizes that it isn't her son after all. So, then A giant Rhydon robot attacks all the people on the beach, being run by Jessie, James and Meowth. It's powered by Arbok and Lickitung with an automatic crack of the whip, and with Weezing at the head blowing out gas (because James was too lazy to teach it hyper-beam). It all seems hopeless as Arbok is sent forward to attack Ash with poison sting, but The lady's Alkazam teleports in at her command to block the attack, and to seal the robot's mouth shut. Ash's Charizard flames the giant robot which then explodes sending them blasting off again. Ash learns the lady is the Gym Leader, her name is Luanna. Ash goes to compete at the gym, which is also a hotel, to which the group get to stay while Ash has his competition. Prior to the match, they're in a hot tub discussing the upcoming match. Ash becomes overheated and turns bright red, and so they desperately take him out of the tub to cool off. When the match begins, Ash's team is Charizard and Pikachu, and Luanna's team is Alakazam and Marowak. Charizard and Pikachu don't seem to be getting along as a team and fight amongst themselves and refuse to help each other. They nearly lose the match, but as Pikachu sees Charizard struggling, he shocks Alakazam to set Charizard free. Marowak sends Pikachu flying with his attack, but Charizard catches Pikachu on his wing. They're finally working together and with Ash's direction for Charizard to fly upwards with Pikachu, as Alakazam is preparing a hyper-beam, Marowak's bone is returning just under them to hit Alakazam who loses control of the now large hyper-beam, which explodes in his face along with Marowak, knocking them both out. Ash wins the match and receives the final Orange League badge, the Jade Star badge.

The Wacky Watcher

Continuing to float through the water on Lapras, the group encounter a large school of Magikarp swimming by, as well as an odd individual following and studying them. The Magikarp are headed for a deserted island and they follow. Watching for the Magikarp, the odd man meets Ash and co. His name is Dr. Quackenpoker. He is watching the Magikarp. The group are watching as the Magikarp are swimming upstream, and trying to climb a waterfall to return home. Team Rocket see all the Magikarp, and decide to try to steal them thinking they could have a huge army of Gyarados after they evolved. They have nets, because they cannot afford Pokéballs (heh, must've spent ALL their money on the Meowth-bot and the Giant Rhydon-bot in the last two episodes) and James makes a catch. The Magikarp flips away, and within the net, drag the three of them into the water to wash downstream. They continue studying Magikarp as well as sitting down for a while to have a quick discussion about Pikachu and Ash's relationship and about Togepi, making it quite clear this guy knows about more than just Magikarp. Later, they are noticing the Magikarp are worried about something, and soon enough, TR's Magikarp sub starts swallowing all the Magikarp whole. It becomes too much for the sub to hold, and they start sinking, but after spitting a bunch out, float back up. In their latest plan, they start throwing Magikarp at the group, who try to catch them in their arms to prevent the Magikarp hurting themselves falling into the water. So, with Ash's arms full, they steal Pikachu and put him under glass.. as usual. Ash attacks with Bulbasaur, except Jessie, James and Meowth keep passing Pikachu around amongst themselves. Then, James gets a Magikarp stuck on his head, to which they try to pull it off. Dr. Quackenpoker (or whatever) tries to stop them, because the Magikarp's grip is very strong and James is more likely to have his head pulled off. Calming down the Magikarp, it splashes off into the water. Team Rocket didn't want to give up and want to get Pikachu. Just then, all the Magikarp start evolving into Gyarados and it sends TR and their sub flying off into the sky. Tracey and Dr. Quackenpoker rush to count the amount of evolutions this time, and it's 70% of the Magikarp. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are surrounded by Gyarados in a episode ending situation they'll no doubt magically be out of by the next episode.

The Stun Spore Detour

Ash and Pikachu stand at the edge of a rock by the water, all excited about the upcoming battle, and then a huge wave from the sea looms over them and splashes down. Meanwhile, Tracey is studying a Vileplume and Ash is going to meet Tracey, but after meeting Tracey, trips on a rock and tumbles into him. They both land inside the Vileplume and breathe in the stun spore. Pikachu rushes to get help, and a clueless Misty doesn't understand Pikachu's desperation so quickly. She sees they've breathed in the stun spore, and they collapse. Misty and Pikachu bring them back to a cabin, and lays them down with a cold wet towel to bring the fever down. Meanwhile, James and Meowth are trying to get an Apple. After retrieving it with great difficulty, they bring it to Jessie, so she can stare at it. Jessie has breathed in some Vileplume stun spore as well, mainly because she was jumping through the flowers and kinda just landed head first into one. It was discovered by both groups that a Salveo weed boiled in water would cure stun spore, and both Misty and James/Meowth head out. James/Meowth encounter a Poliwag, which has a piece of Salveo weed stuck on it's tail, and so they try to capture it. However, Misty appears on the scene and defends the Poliwag. James/Meowth are defeated by Misty's Pokémon one after another (even Psyduck) and the Poliwag helps Misty get some weed from the bottom of the sea. On the way back to the cabin, James/Meowth set up some traps for Misty, but she ignores all of them because of her dedication to get the weed to Ash. James/Meowth move on to a more direct plan of James pretending to be a mother of a sick baby played by Meowth to get the weed from her to make Misty think the baby needs it. Meowth blows his cover and Poliwag helps Misty defeat them once again, but Misty leaves some weed behind because she realizes Jessie is sick and needs it. Both James/Meowth and Misty make it back to their respective cabins and cure Ash/Tracey and Jessie. Jessie demands they rush to the Ash/Misty/Tracey cabin so they can get Pikachu while Ash is down and Misty not be able to defend. James/Meowth are greatful to Misty for having provided them the cure for Jessie, so when they arrive, Jessie ends up fighting and losing once again. James/Meowth carry the electrically shocked, toppled body of Jessie away to bring the battle to an end.

Hello Pummelo

The episode starts with Ash, Misty, Tracey, and Pikachu riding on Lapras. Ash is talking about fighting the final member of the Orange Crew. This moment is suddenly interrupted by a shadowed Pokémon flying just above the water's edge. The Pokémon then flies up into the sky and out of sight. At the Pummelo Island Hall of Fame where records are kept of all the trainers who ever won in the Orange Islands, Ash sees a statue of the Pokémon he saw hover above the water. He takes out Dexter to find out that the Pokémon they saw earlier was the Dragon Pokémon, Dragonite. The caretaker of the Hall of Fame tells Ash that Dragonite is the most powerful Pokémon that Drake, the final Orange Island Crew Gym Leader, has. Ash then gets registered and is told that his battle with Drake will begin at 10:00 the next morning.Meanwhile, in the stadium, Drake is testing his Pokémon for the battle ahead. Team Rocket pops up wanting to steal Drake's Dragonite, but Drake commands Dragonite to use Hyper Beam and Team Rocket blasts off again just as soon as they had appeared. Team Rocket crash lands on the beach where they hear that Drake will face a challenger tomorrow morning. Meowth suddenly has an idea and whispers into Jesse's and James's ears.The next morning, Ash goes into the stadium with Misty and Tracy following shortly behind. Team Rocket is in the crowd spectating and reveal their plan of stealing Dragonite after Ash has weakened it. On the field, Drake and Ash shook hands and went to their separate parts of the stadium. Suddenly, the battle area of the stadium changes from a normal stone area, to a rocky area with a pond in the middle which slightly startled Ash.Drake calls out his first Pokémon, Ditto. Ash then chooses Pikachu. Ditto transforms into Pikachu. Ash then tells Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Then Ditto uses the same attack. The two attacks cancel one another out. The two continue battling until finally Ditto faints. Drake recalls Ditto and Ash does the same with Pikachu and congratulates it on a good job. Drake then chooses Onix and Ash chooses Squirtle. Ash tells Squirtle to use Water Gun, but before Squirtle can move, Onix binds Squirtle to make it immobile. Squirtle withdraws into its shell and then uses Hydro Pump. Onix is sprayed with water and then faints. Drake returns Onix to its Pokéball and then chooses Gengar. Ash recalls Squirtle and again congratulates it on a job well done.Ash then calls out Lapras who lands in the pond. Ash tells Lapras to attack, but then Drake tells Gengar to use Hypnosis. Gengar attempts to attack, but Lapras dives under the pond and evades the attack. Lapras then powers up for an Ice Beam while Gengar powers up for Night Shade. The two Pokémon release their energy simultaneously and the energy formed by the two attacks blinds everyone in the stadium. Ash stares at the battlefield, waiting to see the outcome.

Enter the Dragonite

As if a gym battle with a Dragonite isn't challenge enough for one day, Team Rocket secretly surveys the weakened state of Ash's battling Pokémon and plots to turn the situation to their advantage.

Viva Las Lapras

It's piracy on the open seas and Ash and friends must rescue a local school of Lapras from would-be poachers, but how can they be of help when the Lapras, conditioned to fear humans, shun the young Trainers?

The Underground Round Up

After leaving Lapras with its mother, Ash, Misty, and Tracey reach Hamlin Island in hopes of finding a ferry that'll take them back to Pallet Town. Excited, Ash tells the gang that he can't wait for one of his mom's special deep-dish chili dog and pizza pot pies. Tracey is also eager to meet Professor Oak in person. Coming across the bridge leading to the island with their ticket back home, Ash sees a sign warning him that it's too dangerous to cross. Ignoring the warning, the group decides to continue. However, they suddenly see an explosion, changing their mind.The gang gets to the island via rowboat, and they arrive in what seems like a ghost town. Ash manages to find the ferry station, but the door to the pier is locked. While Ash, Misty, and Tracey are preoccupied with their worries, Togepi wanders outside and finds a Voltorb in an alleyway. Moments later, Misty notices her missing Pokémon and sets off to find it. She finds Togepi playing with Voltorb. Knowing that Voltorbs can explode without warning, Misty tries to take Togepi, but it won't let go of its new friend. Ash tells her to be careful because he has a feeling that they're not alone. Tracey agrees, and the group sees a pack of Electrode closing in on them. Realizing that they're about to explode, Ash decides to escape. However, a gust of wind knocks down a nearby sign, aggravating the Electrode and causing them to self-destruct, creating a huge chain reaction. The group runs away and comes to an intersection, where they're surrounded. As the gang loses all hope, a man dressed in a poncho sends out a group of Diglett. His Diglett start to dig tunnels under the Electrode, shielding the team from the blast. Afterward, the man asks Ash and the others to follow him into a nearby building.Inside, Tracey asks the man why the island is deserted, and the he explains that many tourists and visitors used to come here. However, a few years ago, an inventor started using Voltorb as an experiment to generate electricity. One day it got loose from the lab, multiplying and later evolving into Electrode. The Pokémon population started to grow, so the town got overcrowded. The Electrode became irritated and eventually they blew up, scaring everyone off the island. Ash asks about the Pallet Town ferry, and the man tells him that it's been out of service. Ash then accuses him of being a thief because he's alone in an abandoned city. Misty yells at Ash telling him to apologize, but the man says that he's not a thief, and his name is Poncho, a Diglett rancher. He tells Ash that somewhere on the island there's an open field where the Electrode aren't crowded together and can live happy. He trains his Diglett to dig tunnels under the Electrode so that they can guide and send them to the field. Although Poncho's methods are better, he tells the gang that the people of the island are complaining that his way is too slow and cost-efficient. A phone call from the mayor interrupts their conversation, and Poncho learns that he only has one more day to round up the Electrode or he's off the team. Someone else has been hired to replace Poncho.A rumbling occurs, and the team runs out to investigate. There is a giant machine, and Team Rocket appears. Meowth shows Poncho his contract and introduces him to the Electrode Eliminator; a machine designed to make Electrode explode, rendering them helpless and easy to capture. Jessie, James, and Meowth get to work, and their plan succeeds. Unable to do anything, the group watches as Team Rocket attacks the Electrode one by one. The Electrode decide to group up and confront Team Rocket's machine, surrounding it. Having seen enough, Voltorb tries to help its kinfolk. Jessie decides to catch the Voltorb too. Trying to protect its friend, Togepi uses Metronome, but it fails. However, Voltorb still manages to dodge Team Rocket's mechanical arms. Togepi runs over and stands next to Voltorb. Soon after, Pikachu joins them. He uses a Thunderbolt on Team Rocket's machine, but Meowth says that it's shockproof. Team Rocket prepares to run over Pikachu, Togepi, and Voltorb.Having seen enough, Poncho sends out his Dugtrio, which makes a giant crater under Team Rocket's machine, plunging them to underground tunnel system. With Team Rocket gone, Poncho calls out his Diglett to finish the job. The Electrode are sent underground, and Team Rocket is carried away with the group.The Electrode reach the meadow, and coming in from a Diglett balloon, the group sees that this is the perfect home for them. Voltorb decides to stay with the Electrode too, which saddens Togepi. Togepi cries, but Misty tell it that sometimes friends have to say goodbye, but when they're gone they can still be friends in their heart.As the city is restored, Tracey, Misty, and Ash prepare to board the ferry. Poncho tells them that the mayor gave him a key to the city and a big bonus. Poncho says, "We sure showed that Team Rocket." and Misty tells Poncho that that's something a movie hero would say. Blushing, Poncho says that he'll never be a movie hero, but Ash tells him that he's their hero. As the gang heads back to Pallet Town, they bid farewell to the Orange Islands and take a look at their bright futures ahead of them.

A Tent Situation

Ash returns home, where he is pleasantly surprised by an old friend. Unfortunately he faces a new trial, as Team Rocket has besieged the famous Oak Laboratory and captured all the Pokéballs there.

A Rivalry Revival

Ash loses his battle with Gary, and learns he is off to the Johto League. Ash wants to go to the Johto League, too, and Brock proclaims that he'll go with Ash and Misty. At dinner that night, TR comes in dressed as reporters, and try to steal Pikachu. Tracey's Scyther and Marril stop them. Then, the next morning, they learn that Tracey is staying with Professor Oak to be his assistant, and instead, Brock will go. then they walk off.

Don't Touch That Dile

Ash, misty, and brock are on there way to new bark town so ash can sign up for the jhoto leauge when they stumble on a poke-mystry involving a missing totodile, a new water pokemon, wose been kiddnapped by team rocket.

The Double Trouble Header

In Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young trainer, who runs away dejectedly. Before Ash can comfort the novice, though, Team Rocket steps in, convincing the lad that Ash won by foul play, and recruiting the boy to their cause.

A Sappy Ending

Ash and friends discover a forest where Pinsir invaders are causing heavy deforestation. Investigation reveals the root of the problem: Team Rocket is carelessly harvesting sap from a nearby wood, thereby upsetting the balance of nature.

Roll On, Pokémon!

Ash and friends are fortunate enough to stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones. Not so fortunate are the valley's residents; Team Rocket is on the heels of the young trainers and already hatching a plan to steal the stones for themselves.

Illusion Confusion

Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum but when he settles for the only guide available-an inept Hoothoot with no sense of direction-maybe he would have been better off alone?

Flower Power

Upon finally making their way out of the forest, Ash, Misty and Brock find themselves at the outskirts of a large city called Flowender. Wondering what they should do next, Misty suggests that they relax and do some sight seeing. Brock quickly jumps in and tells Misty that he cannot relax in a city full of girls that need his protection.As Ash, Misty and Brock walk along the city streets, they stumble across a young lady who advises them to see the Pokémon Exhibition. The Pokémon Exhibition consists of a number of different Pokémon putting on live stage shows for entertainment during the Flowender Festival. Ash, looking a little perplexed, wonders if his Pokémon could put on a show. But Ash, not being your typical Pokémon trainer, did not mean a life stage show but rather a T.V. show!!!The first show they go and see consists of a Flareon jumping through a ring of fire. The second performance Ash, Misty and Brock come across is an Oddish balancing on an Electrode. The next event that comes into view is a trainer surrounded by a number of Primeapes and next an Alakazam uses his powers to bend a large, novelty spoon. Ash then sees two strange looking Pokémon doing some kind of acrobatic dancing. Referring to his Pokédex, "Bellossom. The flower Pokémon. When these Pokémon move, their delicate petals rub together creating a pleasant sound. They are also known for their unique acrobatic dancing abilities". The Bellossom's trainer (who I might add is a very attractive lady) then instructs them to perform the "Loop-de-Loop" but something goes wrong and a Bellossom comes crushing down into Ash's awaiting arms.The trainer, who we later learn is called Bailey, thanks Ash for catching her Bellossom. But Ash, being modest, just says that it was a lucky catch. Bailey then proceeds to tell Ash that he was in the right place at the right time for them. Brock, not wishing these ramblings to continue, intercedes and says "Any place you are is the right place and the right time for me". Misty, slight embarrassed drags Brock out of sight. While talking outside of Bailey's trailer we learn that Bell and Bella (the two Bellossom) used to be able to perform the loop-de-loop but Bella is in a little bit of a slump and needs a little more practice.The episode then cuts to Team Rocket. We see them strolling through the middle of the city and Jessie and James notice that they're in the middle of a festival and get all excited. Jessie, in a blink of an eye, reappears in a Flamingo dancing costume, while James appears in a ballerina outfit (very funny). Wanting to show off their hidden dancing talent, they use Meowth to gather some money so that they can later perform. Meowth, a little surprised, wonders what he is supposed to do. James and Jessie quickly set up a stage and introduce their pint-sized friend as the one and only talking Meowth. However, Meowth gets stage fright, as he doesn't know what he is supposed to say. Jessie gives him some jokes but they are a huge flop. James gives it a go but Meowth stuffs the joke up and the crowd quickly dissipates. Of course, now that they have no audience, Jessie and James become a little upset. But not to be pushed aside, Team Rocket ploughs through the middle of the festival in a great bit bulldozer. Ash jumps into the path of Team Rocket and is about to battle them when Bailey steps in and tells Ash that it is not his fight. Alakazam begins by using his powers to flip over the giant bulldozer. Jessie and James quickly recover and instruct Arbok and Victreebel to attack. However, Bell and Bella, using their dancing skills, are able to dodge all of Team Rockets attacks. Finally, Bell and Bella finish them off with sleep powder and Team Rocket runs off.Team Rocket are then seen eating meatballs in a dirty alley and decide to steal all of the Pokémon at the exhibition the following day. Meanwhile, Bell, Bella, Pikachu and Togepi are dancing outside of Bailey's trailer. Apparently, Bailey used to train her Pokémon to battle by teaching them how to dance. But she found that Bell and Bella were happier dancing then battling, thus she focused on the dancing aspect. Ashe then asks Bailey how Bell and Bella were able to defeat Team Rocket. Bailey is quick to point out the dancing and battling aren't so different as dance steps are like a fighter's footwork. The following day, Bailey teaches Pikachu a few dance steps and advises him to use the to get away from an opponent's attacks. At the end of the work out, Bailey again tries the loop-de-loop but it is again unsuccessful and Bella gets very upset.As the exhibition begins, we see the event's organiser tied up below the stage floor. Team Rocket then proceeds to introduce the performers in today's events. As the Pokémon make their way onto the stage, Meowth catches them in a huge net and carries them away in their hot-air balloon. Ash uses Heracross to launch Pikachu into the air. Pikachu lands on top of the balloon and uses a thunderbolt attack to bring the balloon crushing back down. Arbok and Victreebel then attack Pikachu, but Pikachu dodges Arbok's poison sting attack with his 'nifty' new dance steps. Victreebel tries to use take down but it too is unsuccessful. Getting a little frustrated, Arbok and Victreebel attack together, but Pikachu jumps into the air and they crush into each other. Victreebel uses its wrap attack to grab hold of Pikachu and Arbok is instructed to use his vine attack. Bell and Bella quickly perform the loop-de-loop to kick Arbok in the head and knock him out. Pikachu then uses thunderbolt and shocks Victreebel. Bell and Bella then team up and use a tornado twister to send Team Rocket blasting off.After realising that all the other Pokémon are fine, the exhibition continues and Bell and Bella finish off their routine with their amazing loop-de-loop. Their performance was a huge hit and the crowd gives them a standing ovation.

Spinarak Attack

Our heroes make their way to Cattailia City, a town recognized for its magnificent buildings. A patrol car barrels down the street, and knowing that Officer Jenny must be inside, Brock gives chase. However, a few seconds later, he trips over a thin web. Ash and Misty catch up with him and after Togepi notices something approaching, a Spinarak appears. Mistaking it for another Pokémon, Misty walks toward it, until she realizes that it's actually a spider.In another part of town, Team Rocket breaks into a storage building. Dressed in odd uniforms, Jessie commands Meowth to pick a lock. Instead, he breaks his claw. Jessie tells Meowth that the Black Arachnid could break through thousands of locks while Meowth can't even open a single one. Using a lock pick, James enters the building. Inside, Team Rocket takes a small bowl. Suddenly, a patrolman spots them, but James hurls bottle caps at him as they make their getaway.The police arrive at the crime scene a few hours later. An officer tells Jenny that they have apprehended the thieves. They approach Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu, who are caught in a giant ball of web. Jenny lets them go and explains that they mistook them for the Black Arachnid, a thief that terrorized Cattailia over a hundred years ago. Jenny notices Pikachu and Togepi and asks the team if they're the professional Pokémon crime fighters her sister from New Bark Town told them about. Ash complies, and asks why the police force uses Spinarak instead of Growlithe. Jenny explains to him that it's traditional to use Spinarak in Cattailia City. A long time ago, the Black Arachnid ransacked the town. He was known for his "stealthiness" and his professionalism. Accompanied by a Meowth, they used Pay Day to scare the police off whenever it seemed like they were about to get captured. However, the Black Arachnid was stopped thanks to the efforts of the Officer Jenny from 8 generations ago and her Spinarak. Using its web, the Spinarak stopped the Black Arachnid dead in his tracks. Jenny says that her Spinarak is the same one that caught the Black Arachnid over a century ago. Ash volunteers to capture the thieves because it's wrong to use Pokémon for criminal acts.On top of the clock tower, Jessie devises their next plan. Afraid of losing his bottle cap collection, James scolds Meowth for eating out of the bowl they stole. Jessie suggests that instead of stuffing his face, Meowth could be learning Pay Day. Suddenly, she gets an idea. She'll send a letter telling the police what they're going to steal, and while the they send guards to patrol the site, Team Rocket will take the item from under their noses.The police receive Jessie's letter, and they learn that the Black Arachnid is planning to steal the mayor's prized trophy at midnight. Jenny convinces the mayor to let the team handle it, and he gives it the ok. Ash sends out Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charizard, and Heracross to stand guard. Squirtle dives into the pool. Bulbasaur goes into a flowerbed. Heracross climbs up a tree, and Charizard pretends to be a statue stationed next to a Blastoise fountain. Spinarak also helps by creating webs around the perimeter.A few minutes before midnight, Ash struggles to stay awake. The clock hits twelve, but the Black Arachnid doesn't show up. They mayor rushes in and gives the group a giant meal to celebrate and congratulate them. After they finish eating, the lights go out. Team Rocket appears from the ceiling. Ash asks how they got in, and they explain that they hid in the attic all day. He then asks why they didn't show up at midnight, and Meowth tells them they fell asleep. James uses Pay Day and escapes with the trophy. Team Rocket gets away in their balloon, but Spinarak's net stops them. Squirtle uses Water Gun, followed by Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf. Charizard burns the web with a Flamethrower. Team Rocket's balloon spins out of control with the trophy still in their possession. Spinarak shoots a steam of web to stop Team Rocket, while Charizard Tackles the balloon and makes a cache of loot fall. Ash tells everyone to catch something. With everyone's hands full, the trophy has yet to be saved. Ash dives in to intercept it, but Spinarak suddenly shoots out a web to catch the treasure, finishing the job.The next morning, Jenny reports that everything that was stolen has been returned to their rightful owners. She wishes the team the best of luck as they head out of Cattailia. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sobs over their loss. Jessie blames James and Meowth for messing things up, and everyone gets into a brawl.

Snubbull Snobbery

While walking through the middle of town, our friends notice that it is full of huge mansions. Apparently, Palm Hills is famous for its sprawling estates and sweeping lawns. Ash, Misty and Brock then come across a very large mansion and stand at the gate in complete amazement. While gazing at this majestic mansion, three butlers are seen in the background searching for something. As Ash, Misty and Brock continue to walk through town hoping to see some movie stars houses, they find an upset Growlithe. Wondering why it is upset, they see a pink Pokémon attached to the end of Growlithe's tail.Brock recognizes this pink Pokémon as Snubbull. Dexter, "Snubbull. The fairy Pokémon. While it may appear gruff and grumpy, deep down Snuggle is a kind and caring Pokémon". Misty then notices that Snubbull has two pink ribbons attached to both ears and concludes that it must be a girl Snubbull. Ash then jumps in and says that this grumpy girl Snubbull, who isn't afraid of chasing Pokémon reminds him of Misty, of course he meant this in a good way! Suddenly, a Butler runs past and notices that our friends have found his master's Snubbull safe and sound. Snubbull's trainer, who we shall refer to as Madam (as we never really find out her name), then invites our friends to lunch.The majestic mansion Ash, Misty and Brock found themselves staring at earlier turns out to be owned by Madam. On their way to the frond door, via an automatic walkway, Brock notices that Snubbull is not too happy about being home. Upon entering the huge mansion, Madam shows our friends around Snubbull's wing (yes, that's right, she has her own wing). As our heroes are showed Snubbull's bedroom, her "drive-in" closet, her workout room and her bubble bath (which Pikachu and Togepi quickly take advantage of) they learn that Madam does not like to take Snubbull outside, as she is afraid she might bet sick.After completing the tour of Snubbull's wing, our friends go to lunch in a very large room, which Misty thinks is a dining room but in actual fact it is a "humble little breakfast nook". As our friends help themselves to the large variety of food, Snubbull refuses to eat. Brock thinks he has the answer and rumbles through this backpack in search of a snack for Snubbull. Finally Brock finds what he was searching for – Popcorn Balls, and Snubbull loves them.Meanwhile, outside the gates of the large mansion, Team Rocket reminisces about James's wealthy upbringing. Jessie, James and Meowth then decide to rob the place, but while sneaking up to the mansion they run into Snubbull who catches a glimpse of Meowth's tail and grabs hold of it. At this point in time, the three butlers come running and notice the intruders. As Team Rocket try and make their escape, they run into Ash, Misty and Brock. Jessie then tries to get Snubbull to let go of Meowth's tail by flinging it around. Eventually it lets go and lands in Madam's arms. Weezing then uses his smoke screen attack and Team Rocket successfully escape.Once back inside, Brock tells Madam that Snubbull is a little unhappy. But our friends then learn that Snubbull is not unhappy but rather nervous about her upcoming wedding to Winthrop Snubbull fellow (a rather ugly looking Snubbull). Meanwhile, Team Rocket are plotting to steal Snubbull by using Meowth as bait (literally), he just does not realize it yet. As the two Snubbull trainers chat about their Snubbull and how perfect they are for each other, Brock notices that both Pokémon are trying to escape. Frustrated and a little upset, Brock jumps out from behind the bushes and gives both trainers a lecture. Ash and Misty also jump into the conversation. Team Rocket then appears and introduces themselves in typical fashion. Meowth is then gradually lowered towards Snubbull, and she takes the bait and grabs hold of Meowth's tail. Before Ash and his friends could be anything, Team Rocket uses some sought of cuffs to immobilize them. As Jessie, James and Meowth hide out in a crappy little shed. Jessie and James start abusing Meowth, but Snubbull comes to Meowth's aid and protects him from their verbal attack. He then again notices Meowth's tail and grabs hold of it.Meanwhile, our heroes continue to search for the stolen Pokémon. Meowth then runs out of the shed screaming in pain. Jessie and James follow closely behind and now everybody knows where they are. Arbok uses his tail to knock out the butlers and Weezing launches his smoke screen. Heracross, after sucking on some flowers, then head buts Weezing and uses his horn attack against Arbok. Snubbull then joins in on the action by biting Arbok's tail. Brock then convinces Madam to tell Snubbull to use her tackle attack. Snubbull, enjoying herself immensely, is then struck by Arbok's tackle attack. Furious, Snubbull then unleashes her scary face attack (be warned it is very scary) and then again bites Arbok's tail. Victreebel is then instructed to attack but instead swallows James. Snubbull then tackles Victreebel and begins to jump up and down on it. Snubbull, eventually begins to fling Victreebel around and when she lets go, Victreebel lands on Team Rocket. Then, somehow, Team Rocket's balloon returns and they jump inside to escape the onslaught. Heracross then uses his horn attack against the balloon and they blast off into the clear, blue sky.Finally realizing how happy Snubbull is while "playing" with others, she builds him an exercise yard outside. While Snubbull runs off into the yard to play, our friends say their goodbyes and continue on their journey.

The Little Big Horn

Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it. Little does he know that Team Rocket lies hidden nearby, waiting to capture the defenseless fawn.

Chikorita Rescue

Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team, but as Team Rocket watches the battle from afar, they decide the Chikorita would be better suited to their own nefarious uses.

Once In A Blue Moon

Professor Oak's errand — to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Pokéball expert — is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

The Whistle Stop

When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue. With a bolt of electricity, Pikachu makes quick work of Team Rocket, but they look to capture a prize anyway: the same bolt from Pikachu sends one of the Good Samaritan's Ledyba flying right into their clutches.

Ignorance Is Blissey

Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the center's entire food supply. As they abscond with the grub, however, an collective pang of conscience tells them to return their ill-gotten booty. However, they are ashamed lest this act of decency ruin their carefully cultivated reputation as troublemakers.

A Bout With Sprout

As Ash, Misty and Brock are walking through town looking for the Violet City gym, a little girl and boy are seen fighting over Pikachu. The kids, by continually grabbing and poking Pikachu, make him launch an all-out thunderbolt attack. Ash quickly picks him up, but although saving the kids from Pikachu's attack, he takes the full brunt of it. A rather attractive woman then comes running out, calling for Zackie and Lizy (the boy and girl fighting over Pikachu). Upon learning that our friends were on their way to the Violet City gym, she introduces herself as Miss Priscilla, a teacher from the Pokémon Academy. Brock, not wishing to see her go, offers their services to help teach the kids about Pokémon (without consulting Ash and Misty!).Once inside the Academy, a principle, dancing in a ballerina outfit, is introduced as Mr. Earl Durbish. Misty, a little concerned by the principle's behavior, asks Miss Priscilla if there is anything wrong with him. Miss Priscilla replies by saying that she just loves people dancing with that kind of energy. Brock, quick to realize an opportunity to impress her, appears in the exact same outfit and begins to twirl in the exact same way as the principle. Once the class had been seated, Ash begins teaching so to speak! Being the modest person he is, Ash begins to talk about how he was in the top 16 in the Pokémon League. Zackie then asks Ash why they should listen to him if he wasn't the winner (good point!). Having come to a bit of a stumbling block, our friends decide to go outside and release all of their Pokémon.Chikorita quickly places herself between Pikachu and Ash (I begin to see a little bit of friction). Heracross is also seen sneaking up on Bulbasaur, but he quickly defends himself by whacking Heracross with his vine whip. While all the children are enjoying themselves with the various Pokémon, Brock spots a rather large tower not far from the Academy. Miss Priscilla tells our heroes that it is called the Sprout Tower and it so named because a single beam that sways back and forth supports it. As her class is going there later on this afternoon, she invites Ash, Misty and Brock to come along.While all the other children are having fun with the other Pokémon, Zackie is seen trying to convince Pikachu to be his Pokémon but all of his rather annoying attempts fail. While Ash is trying to figure out a way to get out of this one, Zackie steals one of Ash's Pokéballs and chases after Pikachu. As they have now left the confines of the school area, Ash wonders whether he should chase after them. Chikorita, meanwhile, is trying to grab hold of Ash's attention, but he is a little preoccupied. Ash gathers up all of his Pokémon and goes after Pikachu, deciding that they will meet up later on at the Sprout Tower.While searching for Pikachu in a nearby forest, Zackie spots him hiding behind a tree. He throws the Pokéball at him and it appears as though Zackie has caught Pikachu!! Ash, astonished, can't believe what has just happened and after Zackie brags about his victory; he quickly grabs hold of him and demands Pikachu back. But before Ash has a chance to collect, they both fall into a hole that Team Rocket had dug. Upon finishing their rather boring motto, Team Rocket tells Zackie to hand over the Pokéball (as they too think that Pikachu is in it). But being a rather gutsy little kid, Zackie throws the Pokéball and tells Pikachu to use his thunderbolt attack, but instead a wobbly Bellsprout appears. James thinks that Pikachu's sick (very funny indeed!) Meowth then comes up with the idea that if Pikachu thinks Ash is in trouble; he will come to the rescue. So, Team Rocket hide up in a tree and use phony voice megaphones (that sound like Ash) to lure Pikachu. Their plan seems to work but before they have a chance to capture Pikachu in a net, the real Ash tells Pikachu to run. Pikachu dodges the net and Zackie and Ash use it to climb out of the hole. Ash then tells Pikachu to use his thunderbolt attack and Team Rocket go flying off and end up landing on the Sprout Tower roof.Meanwhile, inside the Sprout Tower, Miss Priscilla tells Brock and Misty that trainers stop here as the wobbly beam reminds them of when they started training Pokémon. Team Rocket, having overheard the conversation, realize that Ash will be coming shortly. James uses Weezing's smoke screen to get everyone out of the building (as they think there is a fire). Once everyone is outside, Ash and Zackie are seen walking back towards the Sprout Tower. A little upset about catching a Bellsprout, Zackie asks Ash if they can trade. Zackie, after Ash refuses to trade, begins to cry, but Bellsprout quickly cheers him up with some rather weird maneuvers. Suddenly they see the smoke coming from the tower and quickly run towards it. Upon meeting up with Misty and Brock, Ash uses Squirtle and Misty selects Poliwag to help put out the fire, but nothing happens. Team Rocket then makes their appearance and lure our heroes back inside. To our friends' astonishment, they see Arbok, Lickitung and Weezing sawing the central beam and it appears as though a rocket is tied to it. Pikachu hands himself over to stop Team Rocket from launching the Sprout Tower and as Jessie picks him up he attacks with a thunderbolt. But Team Rocket just happens to be wearing insulated gloves and boots. Ash goes for one of his Pokéballs but Meowth spots him and threatens to launch the rocket with his remote control. Zackie uses Bellsprout's razor leaf to knock the remote out of Meowth's hands. Jessie orders Arbok to get it but Squirtle stops him with his water gun. Bulbasaur then grabs hold of the remote with his vine whip. Bellsprout then uses razor leaf to stop Lickitung and Weezing from cutting the beam. Team Rocket tries and makes their escape (they still have Pikachu) on the rocket by using the manual override. It appears as though the while building is about to blast off, but Bulbasaur and Bellsprout use their razor leaf attacks to free Pikachu and slice the ropes holding the rocket to the beam. Team Rocket end up blasting off.Ash is worried about how shaky the beam is, but Zackie reassures him by saying that it is strong. Team Rocket are then seen flying through the sky, enjoying the ride I might add, but the rocket explodes! Ash, Misty and Brock say goodbye to Miss Priscilla and the children but Brock does not want to leave. Principle Durbish, still dancing in his ballerina outfit, then offers Brock a position-teaching dance. Brock declines the offer and they all head off towards the Violet City gym.

Fighting Flyer with Fire

As our heroes stare in amazement at the Violet City gym, Jessie and James, in a rather pathetic disguise, make their appearance pretending to be conducting a survey on behalf of the Pokémon Bureau. Although Ash, Misty and Brock have never heard of it, they let Jessie examine Pikachu to see if he meets the official Violet City gym standards. James concludes that he is a Class B Pikachu, commenting that he is "buggy, bleary eyed and blubberish". Jessie and James confiscate Pikachu and run off around the corner. Flying off in their hot-air balloon, Team Rocket performs their motto and makes their escape. Pikachu is stuck in an insulated jelly jar, where his thunderbolt has no effect. Ash tries to use Heracross, but Meowth drops a jar of Grade A sap and Heracross returns to begin feasting. A trainer then appears flying a hand glider, and instructs his Hoot Hoot to go and get Pikachu. Jessie, upset at having her Pikachu stolen, instructs Arbok to use poison sting. Having successfully punctured the glider's fabric, it begins to plummet towards the ground. The trainer then selects Pidgeot and jumps on his back. Jessie tries Arbok's poison sting attack again, but Pidgeot uses spin to avoid it. Pidgeot then flies by the balloon and tears it apart, sending Team Rocket blasting off into the sky.The trainer, after landed Pidgeot, hands Ash's Pikachu over. After some reminiscing about his Pidgeot, the trainer tells Ash that he uses the hang glider to better understand flying Pokémon, as he wants to be the world's greatest flying Pokémon trainer. After having become friends, the trainer introduces himself as Falkner, the Violet City gym leader. Shocked at this revelation, Ash warns Falkner that he is here to battle! While in a lift (elevator), making their way upwards towards the battleground, Falkner and Ash agree, that although they are now friends, they will battle hard. Upon reaching the top of the building, the battle for the Zephyr badge begins. Falkner begins by choosing Hoot Hoot. In response, Ash selects Chikorita, a rather surprising selection considering that grass Pokémon are weak against flying Pokémon. Allowing Ash to make the first move, he tells Chikorita to use vine whip. Hoot Hoot dodges the attack by flying away. Chikorita tries her vine whip again, but Hoot Hoot climbs to dodge the attack and then dives into a tackle attack. Hoot Hoot connects and continues with a peck attack. Chikorita then uses razor leaf but Hoot Hoot climbs and dives with a full speed tackle attack. Chikorita sidesteps and uses vine whip. Hoot Hoot again dodges the attack and finishes Chikorita off with a tackle attack. Having lost the first battle, Ash tells Pikachu he's next. Hoot Hoot starts off with a tackle attack but Pikachu dodges it easily with its agility. Falkner tells Hoot Hoot to climb but Pikachu is still able to hit it with a thunderbolt. Having fallen to the ground, Ash tells Pikachu to finish it off with a quick attack. Falkner then selects a Dodrio, surprising both Brock and Misty. Ash then comments on how Dodrio can't fly, but Falkner surprises Ash by hinting at the fact that his can. Ash makes the first move by telling Pikachu to use his agility. Dodrio however, matches Pikachu move for move. Pikachu uses thunderbolt but Dodrio dodges the attack by flying (which is just jumping, except that it is really high). Dodrio then attacks with fury and drill peck attacks respectively, injuring Pikachu. Dodrio attempts to finish Pikachu off with its tri attack (light beam from each of its three heads) but Pikachu jumps and finishes it off instead with a thunderbolt. Falkner pulls out no surprises with his next Pokémon, and selects Pidgeot. Pikachu, although exhausted is keen to battle on. Ash tells him to use thunder but the attack dissipates half way through. Pidgeot then finishes Pikachu off with whirlwind.Now, having reached the final battle, Ash selects Charizard (this is going to be good). Ash and Falkner both tell their Pokémon to fly. Charizard attempts to use his flamethrower but Pidgeot uses agility to dodge the attacks. Ash tells Charizard to use flamethrower again, but this time Pidgeot uses whirlwind to hit Charizard with his own attack. Having fallen to the ground, Falkner tells Pidgeot use wing attack. In an attempt to get out of the way of the approaching maneuver, Ash tells Charizard to fly but his wing was hurt by the fall. Unable to fly, Pidgeot connects with two successive attacks. Things aren't looking good for Ash and things only get worse when Falkner advises him to forfeit. But Ash and Charizard, being the fighters they are, refuse to give up. Falkner decides to teach Ash a lesson, and tells Pidgeot to strike with another quick attack. Ash tells Charizard that he knows he is capable of flying, as he wouldn't ask otherwise. Charizard, spurred on by Ash's overwhelming confidence, flies and avoids Pidgeot's attack. Charizard, now flying behind Pidgeot, looks as though he is in a very good position. But Pidgeot uses agility to appear behind Charizard and then uses a quick attack. Charizard flies up behind Pidgeot again, but the same thing happens. Ash, having come up with an idea, tells Charizard to fly up behind Pidgeot again. Predictably, Pidgeot uses quick attack but this time Ash is ready for it. He tells Charizard to turn around and use fire spin. Having trapped Pidgeot, Charizard finishes it off with a seismic toss. WOO HOO! Ash and Charizard, having been declared the winners, are extremely happy. Falkner acknowledges Ash's brilliant strategy of using Pidgeot's quick attack to his advantage and gives him his well-earned Zephyr badge. Now inspired to train even harder, Falkner wishes Ash good luck.

Chikorita's Big Upset

Ash is battling some kid in the neighborhood he was in. Ash used Chikorita while the kid used Raticate. Chikorita took quite a beating but still would not give up. Ash, seeing that Chikortia is a bit to exhausted tries to calls it back and uses Pikachu. Chikorita refuses to go in its Pokeball. Ash was holding up the battle until dark all because he could not call back Chikorita. The kid just ran home after his mom called him. Ash finally was able to call back Chikorita. Out in the Pokemon Center, Ash was talking to Professor Oak about how he has been doing well and getting a badge. Ash then came to his Pokemon who were eating dinner except for Chikorita. Chikorita seemed to be in a bad mood. Pikachu tried to share some chow with him but wouldn't. Chikorita just turned away. Nurse Joy comes. She was an expert on Pokemon Psychology. Ash told Nurse Joy that all he was doing was calling back Chikorita for Pikachu. Nurse Joy now figures that Chikorita's being jealous of Pikachus attention Ash has been giving him. Nurse Joy led Chikorita to a greenhouse. Nurse Joy says all Chikorita needs to do is relax. Ash is then able to call Chikorita back. That night while everyone was sleeping, Pikachu wanted to check on Chikorita and probably try to become friends with him. Pikachu came and Chikorita's pokeball started to move. Chikorita came out and ran off. Pikachu pursued him. The surveillance video captures it. Chikorita runs into a warehouse and then takes a rest there. Just then four fighting Pokemon came. Chikorita attacked and finished off Primeape. The other Pokemon came up to Chikorita and seemed to welcome it because Chikorita was so tough. Back in the Pokemon Center Nurse Joy looks into the Surveillance video and sees that Chikorita and Pikachu have ran off. Ash, Brock and Misty go looking for them. Nurse Joy warns that there are very dangerous stray Pokemon out there. Ash takes out Bulbasaur to try to sniff out Chikorita's Sweet Scent. Meanwhile, Team Rocket overheard that Pikachu and Chikorita are gone. James calls for Meowth who was on the balloon, to see if they could find Pikachu and/or Chikorita. They must get there before the twerps do. Pikachu comes up to the warehouse and calls for Chikorita. The fighting Pokemon come out. Just then Team Rocket comes and does their intro. They start trying to capture Chikorita but Primeape comes and blocks it. Meowth has another plan. He gets a controller and a robot made out of recycled tires comes out and attacks. It seemed unstoppable. Pikachu's electric attack won't work, Chikorita's Razor Leaf does not cut the rubber. The robot then grabs Chikorita and Pikachu. Jessie and James start climbing the ropes to the balloon. Pikachu tries to thunder-shock the balloon but Meowth was too high. James says to give them some more altitude then attitude. Ash sees Team Rocket's robot and figures that the only way to stop the robot is to cut off the antenna. Ash takes out Heracross, but it starts sucking on Bulbasaur's blossom. Bulbasaur attacks. Ash tells Heracross to lift Ash up and try to get to the top of the robot but Meowth makes the Robot dodge and Ash goes down. Ash tries to get to the water tower to get to the robot but the robot dodges again. Chikorita uses Vine Whip and levitates Ash to the top. Chikorita finally cooperates properly. Ash breaks of the antenna . The robot goes crazy and drops Pikachu, Ash, and Chikorita. Jessie and James are on the robot as the robot explodes and they blast off. Nurse Joy says goodbye to Ash. Chikorita and Pikachu both get one shoulder of Ash and they are now off to Azalea Gym

For Cryin' Out Loud!

Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty. When all Misty's attempts to toughen up the picayune Pokémon fall short, Team Rocket takes her by surprise. Misty is left with no help or hope in sight, save for little Marill.

Tanks A Lot!

Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination — until Togepi and its newfound Sentret buddy climb inside and inadvertently initiate a cross-country joyride that wreaks unstoppable destruction on everything in their path.

Charizard's Burning Ambitions

When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits. When they reach the valley, though, they find its dragon denizens anything but cordial. Judged weak, and denied entrance to the valley, Charizard is left more dejected than ever.

Grin to Win!

The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our heroes' new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete. Complicating things further, Team Rocket enters under pseudonyms, planning to win by whatever means are required.

Foul Weather Friends

Continuing on their journey toward Azalea Town, Ash and his friends are passing through a field with lots of grass types such as Bellsprout and Gloom, and they see a strange pink Pokemon hopping along the path. Brock says it's a Hoppip, Misty thinks it's sweet. The Pokedex says that Hoppip are as light as a feather and can be lifted by the gentlest breeze. As if on cue, the Hoppip floats away on the wind and they all chase after it.Before they can get it, a girl catches the Hoppip with a net, and she already has another one with her. Brock chats her up but Misty hauls him away by the ear. The girl's name is Mariah and she trains Hoppip. When they come to her house, Ash notices the instruments on the roof and she explains that she is a weather forecaster, and uses the Hoppip to help her make predictions. She also studies the relationship between Hoppip and the weather. Being a Hoppip trainer makes her happy, even though she has to chase after the Hoppip sometimes.Behind her house is a fenced enclosure, her Hoppip are all here, eight of them. A breeze comes along and the Hoppip all float into the air, except for one. It jumps off a rock but it doesn't float and falls down. Misty notices something different about it and cleans it with a handkerchief. It's an Oddish! Mariah says that it had played with the Hoppip for a long time and wants to become one so it can fly.Team Rocket watches them with binoculars, and Meowth comes up with an idea to steal the Hoppip and use them for an aerial delivery service. James doesn't like it, what if the breeze doesn't get the Hoppip to their destination? Meowth wants to try anyway.Ash and friends are watching the Hoppip when TR shows up with large paper fans and tries to blow the Hoppip away. When their effort isn't enough, Meowth brings out a giant electric fan. The Hoppip float away but are quickly caught. Ash isn't going to let TR get the Hoppip, and releases Chikorita. Jessie brings out Arbok but Chikorita's Razor Leaf knocks it out. Meowth increases the power of the fan but Pikachu zaps it and it explodes, sending TR blasting off.Ash complements his Pokemon on a job well done, and Chikorita bumps Pikachu out of its way. Misty complements the Oddish for helping catch the Hoppip and it's happy.Suddenly the Hoppip gather together in a bunch. Mariah says that this means there's a big storm coming. They go into her house and she checks her instruments, and says that there's a tornado on the way! TR is walking along the road, and gets swept up by the tornado. Our heroes take cover; the tornado tears the roof off the house, and the Hoppip and the Oddish are carried away. Mariah and Misty almost get swept away too. When the storm passes, they all go out to search for the Hoppip.They find the Oddish under the wreckage of the roof, it's okay and wants to find its friends. Mariah says that it has always been very caring toward the Hoppip. One Hoppip is found in a tree, Brock climbs up to get it. A second is stranded in the middle of a stream, and Brock goes into the water to pick it up. Number three is seen floating in the air, and they all chase it.TR is in their balloon, with the other four Hoppip. They were lucky that the wind blew them right into the balloon. Seeing the floating Hoppip, they catch it with a net. Below, an angry Misty uses her Staryu to bring the balloon down.Ash confronts TR, and James brings out Victreebel, which chomps him. Ash gets out Heracross while Jessie releases Arbok. Misty wants to send in Staryu also but the Oddish wants to battle. Victreebel attacks, and Oddish kicks it. Misty notes that it has a strong kick because of all the hopping around it does. Oddish uses Stun Spore and another hefty kick to finish Victreebel. Now Arbok tries a tackle, but Oddish leaps over it and uses Sleep Powder. Arbok is out. Meowth decides to battle for once and uses a Scratch attack. The Oddish powers up a Solar Beam, and TR blasts off a second time.The Oddish is very happy, and Brock tells it that while one can't do everything, it's what one can do that counts.Before departing, our three heroes help Mariah rebuild her house. Brock thinks about staying and helping Mariah with her research but Misty nips that idea in the bud by dragging him away. And so the journey continues.

Mild 'N Wooly

Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock. Ash and friends are eager to help, but will first have to convince the Mareep Trainer to have a little faith in herself.

The Superhero Secret

Ash and friends are walking through a forest on their journey to Azalea Town; Ash sees a shadow gliding through the trees. Brock recognizes the shape as a Gligar, a bat-like Pokémon which is temperamental and is shy of people. Ash calls to the Gligar to come out, then they all fall into a hole. Team Rocket appears, puts a gate over the hole and starts to pump water into it, thinking they'll be able to catch Pikachu when it floats to the top. Ash wants Pikachu to attack but Brock points out that since they're in water they'll all be electrocuted. As TR pumps more water down, Togepi slips out of Misty's arms, falls into the water and panics. Suddenly the Gligar comes down, crashes through the gate and rescues Togepi. A pudgy man in a purple costume jumps onto a tree branch and identifies himself as Gligarman, the defender of the defenseless! Team Rocket says they have never heard of him, much to his embarrassment. Misty thinks he must be a superhero because he rescued Togepi. Gligarman tells his Gligar to attack TR, and it swoops down and latches onto Jessie's face. Meowth tries to attack with Fury Swipes but the Gligar lets go at the last moment, and Meowth ends up scratching Jessie's face instead. She starts to fight with him, but when the Gligar comes back, TR gets scared and run away. The three friends climb out of the hole and Misty is grateful for the help. Gligarman tries to jump down from the tree but falls on his face instead. He returns Togepi to Misty then jumps into the bushes and comes back with a large motorbike. After giving Brock a whistle with a Gligarman symbol on it, he drives away. No sooner has he left when a teenage girl comes on a bicycle and apologizes for any trouble Gligarman has caused. Her name is Latoya; Brock flirts with her and gets dragged away by Misty. Ash asks Latoya if she knows who Gligarman is, and she gets nervous and bikes away toward a town. The friends go to town and discover a toy store that sells Gligarman toys. Brock recognizes Latoya's voice inside, she's a salesgirl. Again Ash asks her about Gligarman. The store's owner, also Latoya's father, comes out and begins to show them a video about Gligarman. After the video ends, Togepi starts to pull on the owner's pant leg and acts as if it recognizes him. Misty becomes suspicious, and the man accidentally calls her by name. Ash claps a mask on him and he is revealed to be Gligarman. Brock asks him if he can date Latoya, and Ash wants to know if he has a secret cave. He tells them to keep quiet because nobody else must know about who he is. Team Rocket is outside watching with binoculars, they realize Gligarman is a fake and decide to deal with the "impostor superhero" by acting like supervillains. Jessie dresses in a black outfit while the other two have Metapod costumes. The owner and Latoya show the three friends around their mansion after making them promise not to tell anyone about it. It turns out that Gligarman wasn't originally a superhero. When the toy store was first opened, sales weren't doing so well, so the owner dressed up in a Gligarman costume and made action figures for publicity. Gligarman became so popular that he realized that he liked being a superhero as well as a businessman. Latoya isn't happy about it but her father insists that people need someone to look up to. On the bottom floor is a large secret laboratory, and Gligar is there waiting. Gligarman suggests that Ash could be his replacement so he can retire but Ash declines, saying he wants to be a Pokémon master. Brock offers to do it but Latoya tells him to get serious and he gets upset. Suddenly an alarm goes off and video screens show that the store is being attacked. Gligarman and his Gligar rush off, and Ash runs after them to help. TR has tied up several employees and is making a mess of the store when Gligarman and Ash show up and challenge them. Gligar latches onto James' face this time, but Meowth appears driving a large robotic Spinarak which he uses to trap Gligarman, Ash and Pikachu in a cocoon. The robot punches through the wall to the outside, and Meowth ties the cocoon onto a lamp post. Employees run out of the store, addressing Gligarman as "Mr. Parker" and saying they have faith in him. Gligarman realizes that they had known all along who he was. Before he can say anything, a mysterious girl in a Gligar costume appears on the roof of the store, calling herself Gligirl. She calls to Gligar, who recognizes her, and obeys her command to cut the cocoon down from the pole. Freed, Ash sends Pikachu out. TR try to catch him but he's too fast. Gligar keeps James on the run with its Poison Sting attack. Meowth uses the robot to shoot webs, but the Gligar stops it with a Quick Attack, and Pikachu follows up with Thunderbolt. The robot goes out of control and explodes, sending TR blasting off. Gligirl disappears as the store employees applaud the performance. Later, Ash asks Latoya why she decided to become Gligirl, and she says when she saw them all in trouble she grabbed a costume. Gligarman still isn't ready to retire so Ash suggests that they work together as a father-daughter team for a while, and they briefly argue over who gets to have Gligar. As Ash and friends leave, Gligarman reminds them to call if they ever get into trouble.

Wired For Battle

When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, opting to gather information for his comprehensive Poké-database instead, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling, and life for that matter, is more than just a matter of probability.

Good 'Quil Hunting

Our heroes are walking through a thick forest, Brock thinks there's something wrong with his map but Misty thinks they're just lost again. A tall kid comes up to them and asks if they've seen any Cyndaquil around, which are supposed to be all over this area. Ash gets excited and starts to look around for one. The kid tells him to stay away from the Cyndaquil but he's not listening.Brock and Misty tell the kid that he has no right to say things like that; anyone who catches a Pokemon fairly gets to keep it. The kid leaves in a huff. Misty and Brock turn around and realize that Ash isn't with them any more, and go off to search for him.Unknown to them, Team Rocket has been watching. They still want to get Pikachu, they had even taken jobs to earn enough money to build their latest secret weapon. Their dream is to be the stars of Team Rocket.Misty and Brock get confronted by a giant Meowth robot, it's Team Rocket! However when TR realizes that Ash and Pikachu aren't with them, they run back into the forest.Meanwhile Ash is wandering through the woods looking for a Cyndaquil. Suddenly the Meowth robot lands in front of him! He has Pikachu do a Thunderbolt attack but the robot absorbs the electricity and gets powered up. Then James has the robot shoot bubble-gum blobs at Ash, but Ash runs between the robot's legs, causing it to bend over too far and fall down. Ash runs into the forest to hide but the robot has a special viewer that helps TR find him. TR tries to follow him but the robot slips on a tree root and falls again, giving Ash a chance to escape.Soon Ash comes to a cliff with lots of caves in it. At the opening of one of the caves is a Cyndaquil! Ash uses Dexter to find out that Cyndaquil is usually mild-tempered but emits flames from its back when upset. He wants to catch it, and begins to climb up the cliff.Unfortunately the tall kid comes and sees him, and tells his Sandslash to climb ahead of Ash and use its Sand Attack. Ash gets showered with sand and falls back to the bottom of the cliff, and yells at the kid that he's being unfair. The kid climbs up and says he'll catch the Cyndaquil himself but the Cyndaquil runs into a cave. The kid and his Sandslash run after it.Ash is determined not to lose to this creep. He starts to climb again and the Meowth robot appears, but he ignores it and continues into the cave. He chases after the Cyndaquil but the Sandslash trips him up, and the kid runs ahead.Outside, James makes the robot shoot a giant bouncing ball into the cave. Ash sees it coming and runs (a la Indiana Jones!). In the meantime the tall kid has cornered the Cyndaquil and orders his Sandslash to attack it, but Ash runs by just at that moment and scoops the Cyndaquil up and runs away with it. The kid starts to chase him but gets squashed by the ball as it rolls by. Ash keeps running. The ball hits a sharp edge in the tunnel and explodes, blowing Ash and his two Pokemon right out of the cave. TR is there waiting for him in the Meowth robot.Team Rocket fires the bubble-gum weapon again, Ash and Pikachu get stuck to the cliff. They notice he has a Cyndaquil and decide to steal it too. Ash tells the Cyndaquil to escape and tosses it away with his free arm. It climbs up the cliff but the robot takes aim at it. Ash yells at it to go but it doesn't, and as the robot prepares to attack, fire sprouts from its back and it attacks the robot with a Flamethrower attack.At first TR laughs but then they realize the robot is badly damaged and will explode. Ash notices that the Cyndaquil is too close to the robot and will get caught in the blast, so tells Pikachu to use his Thunderbolt to free them even though he'll get shocked too. Pikachu does, and the gumball breaks apart. Ash grabs a PokeBall and captures the Cyndaquil just as the robot blows up and sends TR blasting off.Then he lets the Cyndaquil out, it's okay. Brock and Misty come running, and Ash explains that he just wanted to help the Cyndaquil but used his PokeBall without thinking. The tall kid emerges from the cave, still after the Cyndaquil but Ash tells him he has already caught it. The kid challenges him to a match, with the winner getting the Cyndaquil. Brock says that's crazy since Ash already caught it, but Ash accepts the challenge and will use Cyndaquil as his Pokemon.The kid starts the match off strongly, and his Sandslash cuts down trees with its Slash attacks while the Cyndaquil just keeps dodging. Ash is surprised at how good the Cyndaquil's defense is and encourages it to keep dodging. Eventually the Sandslash gets tired and Ash wants Cyndaquil to use its Flamethrower attack, but it can't: it needs to warm up first before it can use it.The Sandslash starts to get the upper hand, but Ash advises his Cyndaquil to watch its opponent carefully and dodge its moves. Sandslash tries one last attack, and when Cyndaquil dodges the Sandslash gets its claws stuck in a tree. This gives the Cyndaquil the chance to Tackle and knock it out. Ash has won!The kid, however, won't accept defeat and chases the Cyndaquil with a net. Ash says he's cheating. At last the Cyndaquil fires up and blasts the kid, who runs away. Ash rejoices that he has a new Pokemon!As for Team Rocket, they go back to their jobs and dream about the stars again.

A Shadow of a Drought

Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town, but sees a chance at redemption when Team Rocket arrives to capture each and every one of these revered Pokémon.

Going Apricorn

Ash, Misty, Brock and the girl are walking through the woods, the girl explains that getting PokeBalls is a lot more complicated than people think. They approach a large tree but fall into a covered hole. Team Rocket comes and Meowth lassos Pikachu with a rope, then Jessie puts him into an electric-proof jar. Their plan is simple, to use a vacuum cleaner to scoop up the apricorns.The girl is afraid they'll hurt the tree and tries to climb out of the hole but she can't. Ash has Bulbasaur lift them all out with Vine Whip. They run after TR, who is using the vacuum, but then TR falls into another hole and drops Pikachu as they fall. Ash catches him and lets him out of the jar.They look down into the hole but TR is gone. It turns out that this hole was dug by a colony of Diglett, and Brock says that the Diglett protect the trees. The Pokemon in this area rely on each other to keep nature in balance.Team Rocket gets lost in the Diglett tunnels. They finally get out to discover that they're in mid-air above a cliff, and plunge down into the trees below.Back with our heroes, the girl is pointing out different trees. Blue apricorns are used to make Lure balls for catching water Pokemon and brown ones are used to make Heavy balls for Pokemon that weigh a lot. Ash approaches a tree but gets surprised by a bunch of Pineco. Brock runs forward to see, when a sharp wind blows the Pineco out of the tree and Brock scrambles to catch them.Team Rocket is back, using a giant pedal-powered fan to blow the Pineco away. Brock keeps saving the Pineco that fall out of the tree, until one of them hops up the hill toward TR, and he tries to stop it. TR pedals harder and the wind gets stronger, threatening to blow the apricorns away. Ash tells Pikachu to Thunderbolt but the machine absorbs the electricity.The Pineco that Brock is holding gets away from him, hops up the hill and knocks TR off the machine, and the wind stops. They send Arbok and Victreebell to attack it, but it dodges. Brock gets worried that the Pineco will self-destruct, and the girl tells him to use his Fastball. He does and captures the Pineco just as Arbok attacks again. Arbok misses and knocks into TR instead.Now TR sends their Pokemon to attack Pikachu but he dodges them and knocks them both out in one blow with Quick Attack. Then he shorts out the fan machine with Thunder attack, and it explodes, sending TR blasting off. The girl is happy and wants to tell her grandfather about everything that happened. Brock lets out the Pineco, saying that he'd like to be friends, and it happily blows up in his face.They return to Kurt's house with the apricorns and he says he will make them new Pokeballs. He hasn't found anything out about the GS ball yet; he doesn't know who designed it and it's protected by a powerful lock. He asks to keep it for a while and Ash says it's okay.Now that the drought is over the Azalea Gym is open again, and Ash heads for it, determined to win a badge.

Gettin' The Bug's Out

Ash and friends have delivered the GS Ball safely to Kurt and are heading to the Azalea Town Gym for the next badge. Misty thinks Ash will have a tough time with without Charizard but Ash is confident that Cyndaquil has the firepower he needs.The Azalea Gym is a large dome with a forest-like environment inside. Misty becomes nervous, then a Caterpie drops down in front of her and she freaks. A boy standing up on a tree branch says that this is in fact the Gym and that bug Pokemon are the best. Misty isn't thrilled. Ash introduces himself and the boy says he's Bugzy, the Gym leader. Bug Pokemon are his specialty.Team Rocket is watching, decide to grab Pikachu while Ash is distracted by his match. They go into the gym disguised as a flower, tree and clump of weeds, but they are noticed by a number of bug Pokemon who tie them up with their silk.This match is a three-on-three battle. Bugzy begins with a Spinarak and Ash brings out Cyndaquil. It looks tired but Ash thinks it'll get warmed up soon enough. Spinarak uses a series of String Shots which Cyndaquil dodges, but then Bugzy has it cover the whole field and Cyndaquil eventually gets caught. Ash has it try to use Flamethrower but it's not warmed up enough yet. Spinarak uses Poison Sting and Cyndaquil is hurt, forcing Ash to recall it.Brock is concerned, because Cyndaquil is the only Pokemon Ash has that's strong against bug types. Ash takes a gamble with Chikorita, which surprises Bugzy. Chikorita dodges Spinarak's attacks easily and retaliates with Vine Whip but the Spinarak begins to swing around from the trees on a silk line, and it's difficult to hit. Ash tells Chikorita to use its Sweet Smell and the Spinarak gets paralyzed, giving Chikorita the chance to Tackle it and knock it out. Chikorita is very happy, this is its first Gym win.TR is watching again (they got out of the cocoon somehow) and plan to dig under the arena and grab Pikachu from beneath.For the second round, Bugzy brings out a Metapod. Chikorita uses Vine Whip and Razor Leaf but Metapod Hardens which renders the attacks ineffective. Then in a surprising move, Metapod hops up into the air and tackles Chikorita to win. Ash recalls Chikorita and sends in Pikachu.Metapod Tackles Pikachu, stirring up a cloud of dust so Pikachu can't see it. However, Pikachu can still hear it, and dodges its attacks. Pikachu uses Agility to get close enough, then jumps onto Metapod and Thunders it to knock it out. Bugzy congratulates Ash, he's the first person in a long time to last until the third round. But Bugzy has saved his best Pokemon for last: a Scyther.TR is underground, listening. The movement above has stopped, so it must be time to dig up. James pokes his head out right behind where Scyther is standing, just as Pikachu uses a Thunderbolt! All of them get shocked and they fall back into their tunnel.Scyther does multiple Slash attacks which Pikachu is unable to avoid and gets knocked out. Ash brings out Cyndaquil again, and it dodges Scyther's attacks until its flame finally lights. Scyther's Double Team move only serves to make the flame burn brighter. Now Ash tells it to use Flamethrower but Scyther performs a Swords Dance and spins, and the fire is spread away from it. Bugzy says he and Scyther have developed counter moves to all the fire-based attacks.Ash isn't giving up. He anticipates Scyther's next move, tells Cyndaquil to leap overhead and blast Scyther from above with Flamethrower. The Scyther is greatly weakened, and Cyndaquil uses a Tackle to finish it. Bugzy is impressed, and awards Ash a Hive Badge for the victory. He and Ash agree to have a rematch the next time Ash passes through town.The friends plan to depart. Kurt's granddaughter catches up to them and gives them new PokeBalls: Lure Balls for Ash and Misty, a Heavy Ball for Brock. She says her grandfather is still working on the GS ball, and they are all welcome to come back and visit on their way back to Pallet Town.That night, Team Rocket is still trapped in their hole under the Gym, surrounded by lots of bug Pokemon.

A Farfetch'd Tale

An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd. Ash and friends are happy to help, but will have to find it before Team Rocket, their stomachs as empty as their piggy bank, can get their hands on this savory Pokémon.

Tricks of the Trade

At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Pokéball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.

No Big Woop

Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper, but as always Team Rocket interferes, this time hoping to use the Wooper's soothing qualities to pacify Giovanni.

Tunnel Vision

Ash, Misty and Brock are on course for Goldenrod City. Their map says that they can take the Onix Tunnel through a mountain to make the journey a bit shorter. Many Onix are said to live in this cave, but Ash knows that Onix are weak against water types. Then he remembers that he no longer has Squirtle, but Misty reassures him that she can use her water Pokemon. Brock suggests that they go through the tunnel in the morning because it's getting dark.Unbeknownst to them, they are being followed by both Jigglypuff and Snubbull.In the morning, Team Rocket comes to the tunnel. Meowth complains about going in, but James says it's the shortest route to the next town. No sooner to they enter the tunnel they meet a bunch of Onix. James has Victreebel use its Razor Leaf but it has no effect on them. The Onix start to bash the sides of the tunnel, causing rocks to fall down. Angry, Jessie sends Arbok out but it gets caught by one of the Onix. So she throws Meowth, but his Fury Swipes doesn't work either. The Onix continue to cause rocks to tumble down, so Team Rocket runs away.They lament about not having any water Pokemon. Wobbuffet comes out and Jessie has to put it back. Jessie remembers that Misty has water Pokemon, so they'll steal hers. Ash and Misty are washing up while Brock does exercises with his Pineco, which explodes in his face when he picks it up. Pikachu sees Snubbull walk by and alerts the others, they recognize it as the one from the rich lady's house. What's it doing so far from home? The Snubbull runs off, and they follow it.They turn a corner and encounter Jigglypuff, who hops up onto a tree stump and sings. Ash mutters that they're taking their afternoon nap a little early, and they all fall asleep. Team Rocket, who has been sneaking through the bushes nearby, also hears Jigglypuff's song and dozes off. Snubbull finally sees Meowth and runs forward, but flops onto the ground inches from his tail.Snubbull is the first to wake up, and when she sees her reflection in a puddle she gets mad. When she sees Jigglypuff angrily scribbling on a sleeping Pidgey, she grabs its marker/microphone and runs away.Our three friends are continuing on their way. Misty comments that Ash's mother would be happy to hear about them washing up twice in one day. Jigglypuff shows up again and they're afraid that it will sing, but Brock notices something different about it: it doesn't have its microphone any more. They decide to help Jigglypuff find it.Team Rocket grumbles about Jigglypuff ruining their plan. Jessie has another plan to dig a pitfall trap. James is skeptical but she produces her secret weapon, a combination spade and pogo stick. They start to dig.Snubbull finds them and chomps Meowth's tail. Jessie picks her up and makes her let go, hoping Snubbull's teeth didn't get damaged. She thinks Snubbull has been following them because she's in love with Meowth (much to Meowth's dismay). James wants to give Snubbull to the boss, but Jessie wants to keep it. Jessie is jealous, everyone thinks Misty is sweet because she goes around hugging her Togepi, so if Jessie keeps Snubbull she will become as popular.Meowth gets angry and says he doesn't want his tail to get chewed off, but Jessie isn't giving him any choice. (Wobbuffet comes out again, just to be annoying.) Meowth says either Snubbull goes or he goes, but Jessie and James welcome Snubbull to the team and Meowth is devastated and wanders away.Back on the road, Ash sees a basket of fruit and wants to check it out but the others stop him, saying this looks too familiar. However Jigglypuff runs forward and falls into a hole. Ash has Bulbasaur rescue it, but Jigglypuff falls into a second hole, then a third. After the third rescue, Jigglypuff gets angry and runs away.In the bushes, J Meowth prepares to jump in and say his line but gets interrupted by Wobbuffet! Jessie says that has a nice ring to it, and Meowth gets upset.Now Jessie releases Arbok. Misty gets a Pokeball but Psyduck comes out by itself and she has to recall it before releasing Poliwag, which makes short work of Arbok with its Water Gun. James releases Victreebel but it tries to chomp him. Ash gets out Chikorita which easily takes care of Victreebel. Jessie throws Wobbuffet into the action and it counters Chikorita's attacks, but Poliwag uses a full power Water Gun to push Team Rocket back. Pikachu finishes the job with a Thunderbolt, sending them blasting off.Snubbull tosses the microphone aside and runs after Team Rocket. Jigglypuff is happy to have it back and immediately sings. Ash's last comment before falling asleep for the second time today is that this is getting tiring. After scribbling on their faces, Jigglypuff heads into the tunnel and puts all the Onix to sleep. Later, the three friends walk through the tunnel to discover all the Onix are sleeping and have been scribbled all over. They consider themselves lucky and pass safely through the tunnel.Team Rocket go through the tunnel themselves, but Jessie trips over a rock and falls. The noise wakes up all the Onix! They're trapped here for a while...

Hour of Houndour

Ash and friends are setting up a picnic. They notice the food has disappeared. After looking around for it, they find a footprint of some Pokemon they don't recognize. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is looking to steal Nurse Joy's food from behind a wall. They lower Meowth on a rope and get a ham. While fighting over it, some mystery Pokemon steals it away. Nurse Joy and Ash then show up and find the empty package. Pikachu noticed another footprint nearby and they decide to track it down. They run out of tracks soon enough and set up camp. Brock makes a wooden hot dog to trap it. It quickly moves in and gets it. Then a pack of them arrive to confront Ash. It is Houndour, the dark/fire Pokemon. Cyndaquil, Psyduck, Onix, Chikorita and Pikachu are sent out to stop the pack, but are all surrounded. The pack member uses a flamethrower, but just misses. Pikachu also misses barely. The pack then gets called away as a Golem attacks the pack leader. The pack gets beaten pretty badly by the Golem. Ash then rescues the pack leader just as Golem attempt to body slam it. Chikorita finishes the Golem. Ash then attempts to help one of them, which is badly injured. He recalls his pokemon in a gesture of friendship. The leader then lets him take it back to the Pokemon Center. Only one problem persists though, Team Rocket shows up to catch the pack. They quickly stop team Rocket with a group flamethrower. Ash then takes the injured pokemon to the center, with a little help. Team Rocket shows up again just outside the center and nets the pack, minus one member. He and Pikachu team up to free the others. Ash then gets dogpiled (literally). Ash then heads off on his way.

The Fire-ing Squad

Our friends have stopped at a Pokémon Center. Ash calls Professor Oak, he's going to send his Tauros back. Professor Oak says that's okay, but he wants to keep Heracross a while longer. Ash tells Heracross to do whatever the Professor tells it.Nurse Joy complements Ash on taking such good care of his Pokémon. Brock flirts with her, but she says she has to examine more Pokémon for the upcoming Fire and Rescue Grand Prix and she goes, leaving Ash wondering what the Grand Prix is.Later they stop by an arena and they see a poster advertising the Grand Prix. It's a firefighting competition for water Pokémon. Ash wants to sign up but Misty points out he only has one water Pokémon: Squirtle. Ash isn't worried, he'll just borrow Misty's Staryu and Psyduck, which she isn't too thrilled with.They go to sign up and meet an old friend, Captain Aiden and Team Wartortle. Brock comments that the Wartortle look well-trained, and Misty tells him about the time they met Team Wartortle in the Orange Islands. It turns out they're the returning champions.Next they go to a training area, where there are teams of Polywhirls, Quagsires, Marills, Vaporeons and Golducks practicing. Misty is surprised that Ash was allowed to join at such short notice but Captain Aiden had told the officials that Ash's Pokémon had proven themselves to be good firefighters. Brock says it'll take more than luck to win this competition, but Ash and his team are confident.Squirtle looks around and sees Officer Jenny and the Squirtle Squad! The team isn't looking happy. Jenny gives them a pep talk but they're still nervous. Squirtle runs over and greets them, and the others say hello to Jenny. Although the Squirtle Squad is obviously intimidated by Team Wartortle, they shake hands, and everyone is looking forward to the match.Team Rocket is watching with binoculars. They'll capture all the water Pokémon and give some to the boss, keep some, and sell the rest for the money.The Squirtles chat for a bit, it's good to see old friends. Jenny asks Aiden if they can share the practise time and Aiden says okay. Each team lines up in front of a series of targets. Team Wartortle works together and blasts each target square on with their Water Guns, but the Squirtle Squad can't even hit the targets. Ash's Squirtle gets frustrated by this, stomps on all their tails to get their attention and takes charge. With their former leader giving the orders, the Squad improves dramatically and shoots down the targets. Captain Aiden is impressed that the Squad pulled together so well and Brock says that no matter how long they've been apart, the leader is still the leader.The competition begins in the arena. Two small wooden houses are set on fire, and two teams compete to put the fire out first. It's Team Ketchum (Squirtle, Staryu, Psyduck, Pikachu) against a team of four Muks. Ash's team does well until Psyduck gets in Staryu's way and is thrown into the burning house. Squirtle rescues Psyduck but the delay costs them time and the Muks smother their fire to win. Ash is disappointed.Next the Squirtle Squad go up against a Golduck team. Captain Aiden is concerned that the pressure of the competition will break the Squad's concentration.The houses are lighted. The Golduck team gets off to a strong start, but the Squirtle Squad just stand there, unable to do anything. Jenny encourages them and they run forward, but trip over each other. Finally they get their act together but the Golduck team is way ahead.Squirtle and Ash run out onto the field, Jenny tells them the Squad isn't listening to her. Pikachu Thunderbolts them to get their attention, and Ash tells Squirtle that the team needs their leader. With Squirtle in charge, the Squad rallies and catches up to the Golducks, eventually beating them. Jenny tells Ash that his Squirtle is a natural-born leader.Suddenly the house erupts in flames again, and Team Rocket appears in a giant robot with flamethrowers in its arms. They spout fire at Ash, Jenny and the Squirtles. Captain Aiden orders Team Wartortle to use their Water Gun attacks against the robot, but TR turns up the power and the team is hard-pressed to stop it.Other teams arrive on the field to help. The robot captures all the Pokémon with nets (including Pikachu) and pulls them inside. Ash wants to help Pikachu but Jenny pulls him back as TR begins to shoot fire all over the place.Ash tells his Squirtle that he has to lead the Squirtle Squad to beat Team Rocket, and Squirtle agrees. The Squad makes a plan, and they all put on their sunglasses before attacking the robot. The robot tries to stomp on them but they jump out of the way.Eventually they get the robot to lose its balance and fall over. Squirtle uses a Skull Bash attack to get inside the cockpit and short circuit the controls. All the captured Pokémon escape and Squirtle jumps out safely. Despite the damage to their robot, TR tries to attack again. Squirtle and Pikachu attack together, causing the robot to explode and send TR blasting off.As the field is being repaired, Ash congratulates Squirtle and says that the Squirtle Squad needs a good leader - him. Squirtle agrees.The competition resumes. The Squirtle Squad and Team Wartortle both do very well. The last event has the Squad against Team Wartortle in a timed match where they have to rescue a Clefairy from a burning house. After a very close race, the Squirtle Squad wins it by just one second! The Squad celebrates and Captain Aiden congratulates them on a job well done.Soon it's time to say goodbye. Ash tells Squirtle to be careful while fighting fires. Squirtle wants to shake hands with Bulbasaur; it hesitates before using its vines to shake with. Jenny drives away on her motorbike with the Squirtle Squad. Ash calls out that they'll always be friends no matter what, and remembers some of the adventures they shared together.

Fowl Play

Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl, but this Pokémon's hypnosis leaves Ash's team unable to tell reality from illusion, much less stand up to another Pokémon in battle.

The Totodile Duel

Ash and Misty's "friendly" rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Pokéball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.

Hot Matches!

When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out, only to see first Brock's Vulpix and then Ash's Cyndaquil take heavy abuse from her Skarmory-despite its disadvantage against the Fire element.

Love, Totodile Style

Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.

The Fortune Hunters

A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers. The engineers of this plot, though, are not the Team Rocket regulars, but by the formidable Butch and Cassidy.

Forrest Grumps

When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other. But such a pairing one would guess to be doomed from the start and one would be right this time.

The Psychic Sidekick

Our three heroes are walking through a wood, and notice a sign that warns about ghost Pokemon in the woods and they should use a psychic Pokemon to keep them away. They don't have any psychic types, but Brock remembers that Psyduck can use psychic attacks. Misty releases Psyduck and tells it to use its Confusion attack if they meet a ghost Pokemon, but it doesn't seem to understand her. The bushes rustle and something peeks out. Misty orders Psyduck to use Confusion but it returns to its Pokeball. Ash and Brock examine the thing in the bush, it doesn't look like a ghost type. A girl walks up and says it isn't, it's her Girafarig's tail. Ash consults Dexter, a Girafarig is a psychic Pokemon with a second face on its tail. Ash introduces himself. The girl is Cherrie, she picked a Girafarig to train because it's different. It's tradition in her home town to raise psychic Pokemon because of the ghosts in the woods. Team Rocket is listening to this and they make a plan to go to town and steal all the psychic Pokemon. Wobbuffet comes out, annoying Jessie. Meowth says psychic types are tricky to catch but he has a secret weapon. The kids are eating lunch together. Cherrie says she wants to compete in the Johto League. She notices that Ash and Pikachu know each other very well, and says that it's thought if a trainer and their psychic Pokemon are very close they can communicate psychically. She challenges Ash to a battle and he accepts. Pikachu starts with a Quick Attack that knocks Girafarig down, but Girafarig gets up and uses Future Sight. Nothing seems to happen, so Pikachu continues with Thunderbolt and Agility when Girafarig tries to stomp him. Suddenly a wind rustles through the trees and a tremendous blast comes out of nowhere! Pikachu is thrown back but he's not out of the fight yet. Cherrie explains that this is Future Sight: a time delayed psychic attack. Now Girafarig uses Psybeam, Pikachu counters it with Thunderbolt, creating an explosion that raises a cloud of dust. Before Girafarig can attack again, Pikachu leaps out of the cloud and uses Thunder to win the match. All of them congratulate Cherrie for a great match, but she's worried because she can't communicate psychically with with Girafarig. Ash reassures her that she's still a good trainer. Cherrie invites them all to her town to see all the other psychic Pokemon. In town, Misty is impressed with the psychic Pokemon everywhere. A woman trainer chases after her playful Abra which keeps teleporting around. Then an exhausted man comes running up the street and warns them about a giant ghost Pokemon that was immune to psychic attacks! He and his Mr.Mime were fishing when a giant Gengar appeared. He had Mr.Mime do a Psywave but the attack bounced off the Gengar and hit them instead. Then the Gengar captured Mr.Mime with its tongue. Brock and Ash decide to check it out. J&J drink a toast to their mechanical ghost, but Meowth says they should go back to town and catch the rest of the psychic Pokemon. The woman trainer finds her Abra in a tree, then they both see the Gengar. She tells Abra to use Psychic but the attack bounces off the Gengar's eyes and hits the Abra. The giant tongue comes down and grabs the Abra. TR gloats, this time they're unstoppable! Cherrie's Girafarig indicates that something is wrong, just as the giant Gengar is seen at the town limits. The man with them recognizes it as the same one that ate his Mr.Mime, and the woman returns with the same story about her Abra. All the townsfolk grab their Pokemon and run inside, but Cherrie believes that her Girafarig can take on this thing despite its size. As TR prepares to capture Pikachu, Cherrie tells Girafarig to attack with Psybeam. The attack bounces off the Gengar's eyes and hits, knocking it down. TR appear and say their motto, then explain that the Gengar works by using mirrors to reflect the psychic attacks. Brock admits that this time they've been pretty smart. Misty grabs his ear and demands to know whose side he is on. Cherrie gets angry. She and her Girafarig glow for a moment, then she orders Confusion. The attack is reflected and Girafarig gets stunned! Not giving up, Cherrie encourages her Pokemon to get up and use Psybeam. This attack is bounced back as well, and to protect Girafarig both Ash and Cherrie stand in front of it and take the blast themselves. Ash tells a weakened Cherrie to leave TR to him, but she tells Girafarig to use Future Sight. Team Rocket watches the Girafarig just stand there and wonder if Future Sight will tell them what their future is going to be. As Pikachu runs forward to attack, Cherrie suddenly has a vision of the Gengar trying to lick up Pikachu. She realises that this is Girafarig's vision and warns Ash of the attack, so Pikachu is able to avoid the robot's tongue at the last second. All attempts to catch Pikachu fail, because he's now flying high thanks to Girafarig's Confusion ability. Eventually the robot's tongue can't stretch any farther, and Pikachu uses a Thunder attack which disables the robot and frees the Abra and Mr.Mime that were inside. Team Rocket are about to get out their Pokemon to continue the fight, but a wind rustles the trees and the Future Sight attack goes off, sending TR blasting off again. Cherrie is happy, she and her Pokemon finally connected psychically. Ash and friends depart, and Cherrie vows that she and Girafarig will become as good a team as Ash and Pikachu are.

A Goldenrod Opportunity

Our heroes have finally reached the next stop on the road to Johto: Goldenrod City! Looking to challenge the city's Gym Leader, Ash finds out the gym is closed for the day. Knowing they must wait until tomorrow, the gang decides to shop around and enjoy the city when they run into a local trainer, Whitney. After a close-encounter with Team Rocket, our heroes realize Whitney is actually the Goldenrod City Gym Leader! Will Ash win his next Johto League badge?

A Dairy Tale Ending

Whitney takes our heroes to her uncle's Miltank farm in the outskirts of Goldenrod City. Here they sample the finest in Miltank dairy products and learn how to groom and care for these Pokémon. Ash realizes this is a great opportunity to study Miltank first-hand and hopes it will help him against Whitney's Miltank in their next battle. After learning about Miltank and coming out victorious in a battle against Team Rocket, Ash realizes the answer to overcoming Whitney's strongest Pokémon is good old-fashioned team-work.

Air Time

Following his victory against Whitney, Ash and the others sit down to have breakfast at the Goldenrod City Pokémon Center. Suddenly a man, who introduces himself as the producer of Pokétalk Radio, invites Ash to an interview at their radio show, saying all trainers who defeat Whitney must come for an interview. At the same time, Team Rocket wanders about Goldenrod famished. Jessie mentions that if they hadn't of run out of the Goldenrod Galleria, they could've stayed for more free samples. James then spots a tall building that looks like what might be a department store, so hoping for more free samples inside, everybody makes haste. At the front door, a security guard stops them, saying that they need an appointment to enter. Jessie argues with the man about the idea of needing an appointment go shopping, but turning their attention to the broadcasting screen, he tells her that the building is a radio station, not some kind of store. Coming up with an idea, Team Rocket returns dressed as celebrities as they make their way into the radio station with ease. Rummaging through the archives, Jessie and James are distraught to find nothing of "reel" value. A man enters the room and drags the two to the interview studio, telling them that they're going to be on the air in two minutes. Noting that they're not really performers, James says that they can't possibly go on, and the man remembers that Jessie and James are supposed to have a dummy for their ventriloquist act. Jessie decides to play along, and passes Meowth off as their "dummy". Jessie and James are brought to a table in front of DJ Mary, the host of Pokétalk Radio. She begins to chat with the "Dugtrio Trio", known to us as Team Rocket, commenting that their Meowth dummy looks amazingly lifelike. Meowth is offended, and the three begin to exchange funny blows and witty remarks. Meanwhile, talking with Professor Oak, Ash finds out that all of Pallet Town will be listening to his interview. Of course, this does not help Ash, who becomes even more nervous. Enjoying a big meal after their performance, James and Meowth pig out as Jessie finishes a phone call asking for lunches in return for more shows. James suggests that they should get an agent to book them into a dinner theater after lunch, and Meowth says sticking to show business is more successful than the life of crime. As they're eating, Team Rocket overhears DJ Mary interviewing Ash, who introduces himself as "Pallet Town" from the town of "Ketchum", and Pikachu as "Ash". DJ Mary stops for a second to calm Ash down, telling him to just imagine that he's in a Pokémon battle. Ash complies, and begins speaking confidently. After the interview, as the gang sees one of the men panicking over the reels that Team Rocket ruined earlier, the Dugtrio Trio (Team Rocket) approaches, and volunteers to try their ventriloquist act with Pikachu. Just as Ash is about to hand Pikachu over, the producer of Pokétalk barges in and tells everyone that they have nothing to put on since the tape of today's radio drama was destroyed. He then suggests that since the Dugtrio Trio are "professionals", they should do the show live. Team Rocket tries to escape, but the producer stops them and offers a five-star buffet for the job. Convinced, they agree, and so do Ash, Misty, and Brock. The radio drama starts. The narrator, DJ Mary, begins the tale of "Brave Prince Goldenrod" After a long and perilous Pokémon journey, Prince Goldenrod (portrayed by Ash) and his companions (Brock and Misty) are returning to their glorious Goldenrod Castle on their Charizard. A sandstorm forces Charizard to land, and all Prince Goldenrod can see is his castle while the rest of the town is buried in sand. He runs over to the castle entrance to see his mother and father, Queen and King Goldenrod (Jessie and James), safe and sound. However, Queen Goldenrod first challenges Prince Goldenrod to a battle, and Meowth slashes Ash's face in real life. Ash tells Jessie that that wasn't part of the script, but she doesn't care. DJ Mary continues, explaining that, "Queen Goldenrod ordered her Meowth to scratch Prince Goldenrod in the face to make sure he wasn't wearing a mask." Entering the castle, the king and queen show their son the Master Stone. As the bright stone entrances the gang, the queen pushes a secret panel, and Prince Goldenrod and his companions find themselves trapped in a hole. Prince Goldenrod then concludes that the king and queen are imposters from the villainous Gyarados Guild. Jessie interrupts again, telling them that they are not from the Gyarados Guild, but instead from the all-powerful Team Socket. Prince Goldenrod sends for his Charizard, who comes to the rescue by attacking Team Socket with its Flamethrower. As Prince Goldenrod's companions keep Team Socket at hand, he goes to find his real mother and father in a dungeon. They tell their son to stop Team Socket from escaping, but it's too late, as Team Socket has escape to a hole which leads to the underworld. Jessie changes the script once more, and says the hole leads to a time warp 3000 years into the future. DJ Mary begins to get nervous, not knowing what to say. Now in the future, Prince Goldenrod orders Team Socket to return the Master Stone at once. However, Meowth then transforms into a colossal Meowth Rocket, and Team Socket boards and soars into space, leaving a missile behind to prevent pursuit. Just as Team Socket is about to win, DJ Mary now alters the story, saying that Prince Goldenrod has secretly stowed away on the rocket. He sends out Chikorita to use Razor Leaf to slice off the Meowth Rocket's antennae, preventing it from flying. As Team Socket falls back down to Earth, Jessie makes the rocket plummet into another time warp, taking them straight to the studio. Confused, Meowth suddenly sprouts out and captures Ash's Pikachu in a glass jar. Team Rocket reveals their true identity, and makes their way to the roof. Everybody, as well as DJ Mary, who is still continuing their radio drama, gives chase. Ash and Chikorita reach to roof, but they find that Team Rocket has already started making their getaway in their balloon. Jessie sends out Arbok to use Poison Sting on Chikorita, but it dodges and strikes back with Razor Leaf. One of the ropes on the balloon is cut off, and James drops the jar Pikachu is in. Pikachu lands in Ash's arms and jumps back into the air to finish Team Rocket off with a Thunderbolt. A giant explosion ensues, and Team Rocket blasts off again! DJ Mary finishes the story. As Team Rocket blasts off, Prince Goldenrod and his companions return back in time to Goldenrod Castle. The Master Stone appears in the sky, restoring Goldenrod City back to its original state. Everyone then lets out a big sigh of relief, knowing the whole ordeal is finally over. As Ash and the others leave Goldenrod to make their way to Ecruteak City, Jessie, James, and Meowth are left dangling in a tree. Suddenly, the real Dugtrio Trio approaches them and asks for directions. Team Rocket cries at the idea that they gave up their chance to become big stars. Jessie suggests that maybe she should quit Team Rocket and join a theater group, but turns down the idea because she dislikes working with amateurs.

The Bug Stops Here

Now on their way to Ecruteak City, Ash, Misty, and Brock, arrive at the National Park to find that the Bug Catching Tournament is behind held today. Ash asks the man in front, who dressed as a Venomoth, if there's some sort of prize involved. He tells him that the winner gets a Sun Stone as well as whatever Bug Pokémon he captures along the way. With that in mind, Ash decides to join in. In the registration line, Ash's old friend, Casey, spots the gang. She runs over to greet our heroes, and Brock compliments her Chikorita for looking stronger than ever. Casey tells Ash that since they first met, she's been on a winning streak, just like her favorite baseball team, the Electabuzz. In fact, Casey decides to sing the Electabuzz's new fight song, which freaks everybody out. Ash also discovers that Casey is entering the contest and vice versa, so the two realize that they're going to have a little competition. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is shocked to find out that they can't take part in the Bug Catching Tourney, since only people under 16 can compete. Jessie and James then disguise themselves in school uniforms, posing as 12 and 13 year olds. However, the Venomoth man doesn't fall for the false getup, and refuses admittance. Annoyed, Jessie has the man taken away with a snap of her fingers. She then asks herself if she really looks older than 16, and gets upset when no one responds. James and Meowth try to calm her down, reassuring that she looks just like a big baby. They soon find out that that was the wrong thing to say. The rules are explained to the contestants. They can only use one Pokémon, and they'll have to use a Park Ball to capture whatever they find. When time runs out, a winner will be declared, at which time he or she will receive the Sun Stone. The contest begins, and everyone scatters. Watching the contest from a big screen in the stands, Misty wonders if there could be any bugs in the trees nearby. Brock assures her that there probably are. As Ash finds a Weedle, the screen gets a close-up of it. Misty is terrified, crying out why the screen has to be high definition. Pikachu prepares to attack the Weedle, but Casey's Chikorita jumps in and uses Razor Leaf, allowing her to capture it first. Ash yells at Casey for stealing his catch, but Casey begins to talk about how the Electabuzz take every chance they get to steal home and that she always swings for the fences. Confused, Ash just tells her that he doesn't speak "baseball". Now hiding behind the tree behind Brock, Misty asks what's happening. Brock tells her that she should watch the contest herself, but Misty refuses to come out. Seeing her Togepi playing with a Caterpie, Misty frantically swings at the Bug Pokémon with her bag to make it go away. Next, a Spinarak comes out from the tree, so Misty swings at it too, nearly hitting Brock. In another part of the park, Jessie stands dressed as a Venomoth. She asks James why she has to the bait, and he mentions it's because she's so alluring. Realizing that he's right, Jessie goes into a fantasy-like daydream, telling herself that no species can resist her. A real Venomoth approaches. Jessie tries to seduce it, but the Venomoth quickly speeds away, leaving a trail of Stun Spore behind. Team Rocket collapses and decides to go with plan "B". Making her way through a small forest, Casey orders her Chikorita tackle a tree. A group of Pineco drop, and while Chikorita is busy battling, Ash tells Casey that Pineco have an advantage over Grass types. Casey says that she already knows that, and walks away. Exhausted, Chikorita follows its trainer. Watching what's going on, Misty notices that if Casey keeps her pace up, Ash won't have the slightest chance of winning. Misty then admits that even though she hates Bug types, she wishes for Ash to catch at least one. Casey finds a lone Scyther not too far away. Knowing that capturing a Scyther would be a near-definite win, she tells Chikorita to use Razor Leaf. Scyther retaliates by lunging itself at Chikorita, severely hurting it. Casey commands Chikorita to use Razor Leaf again, but Scyther deflects the shots back at its opponent. Too weak to continue, Chikorita desperately jumps onto Scyther's face, preventing it from seeing as it frantically slashes around. Ash arrives at the scene and tells Casey that what she's doing to her Chikorita isn't fair. Suddenly, Chikorita is slammed into a tree, and Scyther moves in for the finishing blow. Pikachu shocks Scyther and runs with Ash, providing as a distraction to save Chikorita. Misty notices that her Togepi is missing, when she spots it on the big screen wandering around the park. She enters the park and finds Togepi together with Casey's Chikorita, who apparently does not want to be found. Casey appears, and Misty scolds her for pushing Chikorita too hard. Realizing that she's been too busy thinking about winning instead of the well-being of her Pokémon, Casey begins to regret everything that she has done. Chikorita comes out from hiding, approaches its trainer, and forgives her. As the two make up, a Paras drops on Brock's back. Misty violently swings at it, hitting anyone that comes near. Hiding behind a bush, Ash finds a horde of Beedrill buzzing overhead. Ash throws the Park Ball at one of the Beedrill, but it doesn't work. Realizing that he has to weaken it first, Ash uses Pikachu to use Thunderbolt. Afterward, Ash tries the Park Ball again, and is successful this time. As Ash and Pikachu are celebrating the capture of their new Pokémon, they fall into a hole. Ash figures that this is another one of Team Rocket's lame traps, but suddenly a large cage comes from above and pulls the two up. As usual, Team Rocket makes their dramatic appearance. Pikachu tries to shock the cage, but ends up shocking Ash instead. Casey, Misty, and Brock come to the rescue. Team Rocket remembers Casey as the "pep squad girl from the Electabuzz losers". Casey tells Team Rocket that they know nothing about baseball, and Meowth comes to the conclusion that she's right. Ash tells Casey to run away, but she refuses. Casey orders Chikorita to use Razor Leaf, but a giant net catches all the leaves. James laughs, saying, "We made the catch!" Jessie is distraught, realizing that they're going to have to start using baseball terms. Meowth pushes a button, and a baseball-shaped missile aims for the gang. As Casey tells Chikorita to get ready, it suddenly evolves into a Bayleef. The missile fires. Bayleef unleashes a volley of Razor Leaves at it, destroying the missile before reaching its target. It also breaks the cage imprisoning Ash and Pikachu. Pikachu finishes Team Rocket with a Thunderbolt, and they blast off again. Later that day, the winner of the Bug Catching Tournament is declared. Ash's Beedrill ends up getting him first place, as well as the Sun Stone. Outside, Casey congratulates Ash for a well-deserved victory. Ash tells Casey that since she helped him escape from Team Rocket and because he knows she loves yellow striped Pokémon, she can have his Beedrill. Casey almost begins to cry as she thanks Ash for the gift, and in return, treats him to the Electabuzz's fight song. And just as the episode draws to a close, Casey tells us to not forget to root for the Electabuzz!

Type Casting

In return for passage across a river after a storm has washed out the bridge, Ash and his pals must find the Pokemon called Sudowoodo.

Fossil Fools

Ash, Misty and Brock have reached the famous Ruins of Alph. Summoned there by a note from Professor Oak they join him and an old student of his, Foster in a facility for studying Pokémon fossils. Foster has made an amazing discovery, live pre-historic water-type Pokémon thought to be extinct for thousands of years! Does their appearance have anything to do with the interrupted water flow from a nearby reservoir? Watch as our heroes find out what's fishy with the freshwater!

Carrying On

Just outside of Ecruteak City, our heroes see a flying Pidgey being attacked by a huge Fearow and decide to intervene. With Brock carrying the wounded Pidgey, the gang enters Ecruteak City in hopes of finding its trainer. Not only do our heroes find this Pidgey's home, they discover it is a member of the "Carrier-Pidgey Express!" Join Ash, Misty and Brock as they learn about caring for carrier-Pidgey and witness the dedication of a young boy and his grandfather to these very special Pokémon.

Hassle in the Castle

Team Rocket breaks into a castle clinic where Pokemon are used to cure patients and end up throwing themselves and Brock into maze in the basement.

Two Hits and a Miss

On the way to Ekruteak, a renegade Tauros dashes past our heroes. Seeing an old man in Tauros's path, Ash and Bulbasaur battle the break-away beast. The old man is impressed with Ash's skill and asks him to come to his dojo. Ash quickly realizes the old man is looking for a new Shihan (master teacher) to take over, but the old man's granddaughter believes she will inherit the dojo, even though her method of training has more to do with fitness than fighting. Who will be selected as Shihan?

A Hot Water Battle

Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile are fighting with each other when they tumble into a passage beneath the jungle where Team Rocket member Meowth is also trapped. The unlikely foursome must work together to save themselves.

Hook, Line and Stinker

Misty and Polliwhirl are encoutered by a rude, but skilled trainer named Andreas with a bullying Polliwrath. He insults all of Misty's pokemon. Angered, Misty decides to show how powerful her pokemon are entering a special Seaking catching contest. Only one Seaking can be caught, and the person with the heaviest Seaking will win a trophy as well as a year's supply of chocolate bars. Only one pokemon can help a contestant catch a Seaking. Misty enters with Polliwhirl, Andreas with Polliwrath, and Ash with Pikachu. Team Rocket enter as well but can only win a commentrative badge. Angry at their defeat, they try to steal the chocolate bars, but Ash beats them. In the end, it turns out Misty's Seaking and Andreas' Seaking have the same weight. (I wonder why the contestants can't keep the Seaking?) So Polliwhirl and Polliwrath fight and Polliwhirl wins, making Misty the victor of the Seaking contest.

Beauty and the Breeder

Brock returns the Vulpix to old friend Suzie and together they enter the Pokemon Breeder Competition. Team Rocket also register and aim to win.

A Better Pill to Swallow

Ash, Misty and Brock meet this guy named Old Man Shuckle who is looking for a rare purple Shuckle that produces many kinds of medicines. Brock is especially interested in it because he is a pokemon breeder. OMS has a Bellsprout to help them. Team Rocket find the purple Shuckle and steal it. They're thirsty and drink its juice. Unknownst to them the juice makes any pokemon fall in love with the human who drank it. The effect won't wear off until three days. Meowth goes crazy over James, and a swarm of lovestruck Shuckles go for Jesse. Even Pikachu falls for Jesse. OMS sprays a powder that turns everyone back to normal and Pikachu gets TR. The medicenes are all in place, and OMS offers Brock some, but he turns it down, saying he wants to catch pokemon the right way. Meamwhile, Team Rocket are cornered by lovestruck Ursarings and Beedrills.

Power Play!

Ash and co. find this kid with an Alakazam battling another kid's Umbreon...that belongs to Gary! Eevee has evolved into Umbreon! After a colorful battle in which Gary wins, Ash challenges Gary to a battle. Gary refuses. Ash is infuriated and stuffs himself with food, hoping to be prepared the next time he sees Gary. Nurse Joy says all the power in the town has gone out, and pokemon can't be called in because there's no electricity. Ash and friends find tied up power plant workers. The power was stolen by Team Rocket. They're using it to power thier lastest mecha - the Robo-Mecha Wobuffet. It's so powerful it can use counter attacks! Gary helps Ash, and the Robo-Mecha Wobuffet is stopped by Chikorita pulling it with vines, causing it's counter attacks to go on the fritz and it finally goes kaboom. Gary helps Ash get the power back, and he leaves, with a bit more friendlyness with Ash.

Mountain Time

Ash's group and their new forest patrol friend must work fast to save the Pikachu and Togepi after being kidnapped by Team Rocket.

Wobbu-Palooza!

Breaking for lunch at a spot in the forest, our heroes notice a nearby Wobbuffet and begin to look around for it's co-horts, Team Rocket! Although there's no sign of Team Rocket, everywhere they look there are more Wobbuffet popping up. The gang follows them to Wobbuffet Village and finds out the village is about to have their annual Wobbuffet fair. Due to festival rules, our heroes aren't able to help when a gang of punks and their Pokémon try to ruin the fair. Team Rocket are the only one's in a position to help. Will they come to the town's aid because they have a Wobbuffet of their own?

Imitation Confrontation

Stopping off at a Pokécenter, the gang looks around for nurse Joy. Suddenly she appears with Chansey, but makes the confusing statement "Nurse Joy is seeing a patient." Brock nears the Joy-look-alike and reveals it isn't nurse Joy and Chansey at all, but Duplica and her Ditto! Our heroes find out the real nurse Joy is checking on Duplica's newest Pokémon, "Mini-dit." Though there's nothing wrong with Mini-dit, it retains it's pint size, even when Transforming into large Pokémon. Be sure to watch for a teeny Arbok, an undersized Ursaring and a wee Wobbuffet. Although it may be small, this puny Pokémon can sure pack a wallop!

The Trouble With Snubbull

Pampered Pokemon Snubbull ran away into the woods and has evolved into a strong Granbull. It soon falls into the hands of Team Rocket who won't hand the Pokemon over without a reward from the rich owner.

Ariados Amigos!

Ash, Pikachu and Brock take a break by the lake while Misty heads deeper into the forest with Togepi. As Misty picks the local flora, Togepi wanders over to a very strange looking bush, it appears to have legs...spider legs! Summoned by Misty's shrieks, Ash and Brock discover an Ariados in the bush. Just then, a trainer from Fuschia City appears on the scene. She explains she's training with this Ariados to learn the special art of Pokémon Jujitsu. Accepting an invitation from the trainer, the gang joins her for a day at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy. Find out what happens as Brock and Pineco blow the lid off a technical class, Ash is critiqued on battle techniques and Misty gets all wrapped up in Pokémon health, beauty and nutrition!

Wings 'N Things

It's a sunny day on the road to Johto when our heroes encounter a Yanma....a troublemaker of a Yanma! When Yanma steals Ash's hat, the gang chase after it as it returns to it's trainer, a young boy named Zachary. Although Ash gets his hat back, even Zachary can't control Yanma's antics. After Yanma breaks every window in town with its Sonic Boom attack, Zachary's father forces Zach to return Yanma to the wild. A moment too late, Zachary realizes he can't abandon his friend. Will Zachary be able to find Yanma and learn what it takes to become a true Pokémon trainer?

The Grass Route

En route to Ekruteak, Ash and company are caught by the sight of a Skiploom racing by. Following after it, they encounter its trainer, Ephram. He and his Skiploom are training for the upcoming annual Grass-Type tournament, a contest for Grass Pokémon only. Confident he can win any "local" tournament, Ash decides he and Bulbasaur will enter as well. Ephram and his Skiploom train hard as the tournament quickly approaches. However, Ash doesn't think it is necessary for someone of his Pokémon prowess to prepare. Find out who triumphs as young Ephram and Ash face-off in the final round of the tournament!

The Apple Corp!

Catching a sweet scent on the breeze, Ash and Pikachu follow their noses to a nearby apple orchard. As Misty and Brock follow, they warn the trainer and his Pokémon against eating apples that don't belong to them. No sooner is this said than Pikachu is caught red-handed with couple of cores! Once Ash proves Pikachu's innocence to the orchard owner, he and Pikachu track down the real thieves, a band of hungry Pichu forced into the orchard due to low amounts of wild growing fruit. Find out how Ash and Pikachu teach them team-work and help create a symbiotic relationship between the Pichu and the proprietor!

The Howl Of Houndoom (aka Houndoom's Special Delivery)

When Team Rocket attacks our heroes as they travel through a mountain pass, Weezing's Smoke Screen attack separates Togepi and Misty. Togepi wanders away as Misty, Ash and Brock try to locate the pint-sized Pokémon. Finding Togepi scared and alone, a passing Houndoom becomes its temporary care-taker and brings Togepi home to its trainer. Will Misty ever be reunited with Togepi?

The Tower Inferno! (aka A Ghost of a Chance)

Arriving in Ekruteak, Ash immediately heads to the Gym to challenge it's leader for his next Johto League badge. Our heroes soon realize this isn't a normal gym....it bursts into flames as soon as they enter! Trying to douse the flames with their water Pokémon, they find out the blaze is bogus. It's actually the Gastly, Haunter and Gengar instigating the illusion. Find out how these Ghost-Types end up helping our heroes when Togepi and Pikachu get lost among the ruins. Plus, don't miss the "Gastly" lesson they teach Team Rocket!

From Ghost To Ghost

THE TIME FINALLY COMES FOR ASH'S FOURTH GYM BATTLE IN THE JOHTO LEAGUE. IN THE ECRUTEAK GYM HE MUST FACE MORTY AND HIS TEAM OF POWERFUL GHOST POKÉMON. BUT ASH HAS ALREADY BEEN WITNESS TO MORTY'S GENGAR AND BEEN STUNNED BY THE POKÉMON'S POWER. DOES HE HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST A WHOLE TEAM OF SUCH POWERFUL POKÉMON PHANTOMS? AS ASH MUSES OVER BATTLE STRATEGIES, NURSE JOY OVERHEARS AND SUGGESTS HE USES HIS NOCTOWL.

Trouble's Brewing

Ash and his friends must beat three skilled sisters to prove that they are worthy companions for their fourth and youngest sister.

All That Glitters!

When a flock of Murkrow Pokemon steal Ash's new earned badges and James' prized bottle cap collection Ash must actually team up with the Pokemon thieves to prevent them from being used for James ' nefarious plans.

The Light Fantastic

PARCHED FROM A LONG DESERT JOURNEY, OUR HEROES ARE EXCITED TO SEE A PROMISING SPARKLE IN THE DISTANCE. AS THEY PRESS TOWARD THIS SPECTACLE, A CIY IN UTTER RUIN UNFURLS BEFORE THEM. THIS DESOLATION NOTWITHSTANDING, THEY ARE ABLE TO LOCATE AN INTACT POKÉMON CENTER, AND LEARN FROM THE JOY IN RESIDENCE THAT THESE RUINS HAD ONCE BEEN A GREAT CITY, INHABITED BY A TRIBE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE KNOWN FOR THE REVERENCE THEY SHOWED TO REMORAID.

Unbearable

HEARING A RUSTLING SOUND, MISTY AWAKENS TO FIND AN ADORABLE TEDDIURSA THAT HAD WANDERED INTO THE ABANDONED SHACK WHERE SHE WAS PUTTING UP FOR THE NIGHT. SHE IS OVERJOYED TO GAIN SUCH A CUDDLY COMPANION, BUT BEGINNING THE FOLLOWING DAY MISTY AND FRIENDS FACE A STRING OF TROUBLES. IN ALL CASES, THE TEDDIURSA IS QUICK TO POINT OUT THE CULPRITS, BLAMING OTHER POKÉMON BELONGING TO MISTY, ASH, AND BROCK.

Moving Pictures!

Ash and co. find their old friend, Todd the photographer!! He tells them he is on a search to get a picture of an Articuno. Suddenly, a chunk of ice falls to the ground and they find a frozen Sunkern in it. They want to find some way to defrost it. They find an old cottage run by an old couple Sofia and Montello, who tell them this is the time of year that they go to a valley where a swarm of Sunflora come. They've had their picture taken there every since they were first married. They thaw Sunkern and then they decide to go to the Sunflora valley, but soon find it is all snowy. Then a strange machine with a big "R" comes...

Spring Fever

CONTINUING WITH TODD THEIR SEARCH FOR ARTICUNO, ASH AND PARTY NO SOONER STOP FOR A SNACK BREAK THAN A TRIO OF SWINUB APPEAR AND MAKE OFF WITH MISTY'S RICE CAKE. THE CHILDREN JUMP TO PURSUIT AND SOON LEARN THAT THESE POKÉMON ARE IN THE EMPLOY OF A FATHER-DAUGHTER TEAM OF WATER PROSPECTORS. THE SWINUB'S KEEN SENSE OF SMELL ALLOWS THEM TO DETECT SUBSTANCES BURIED DEEP UNDERGROUND. IMPRESSED BY THESE OPERATIONS, TEAM ROCKET DECIDES TO PIRATE THE IDEA-AND ITS KEY POKÉMON-AND TURN THEM TO THEIR OWN GAIN.

Freeze Frame

On their quest to capture Articuno on film, Todd and our heroes run into a frozen Jigglypuff! Ash uses his Cyndaquil to defrost the melodious Pokémon. When Todd asks Jigglypuff if it has seen Articuno, Jigglypuff nods towards Snow Top Mountain. Undeterred by the incredible height and icy conditions, the gang heads up the mountain where they run into a Pokécenter. Both Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy explain the legend of Articuno; Centuries ago, a group of travelers were lost on the mountain. Certain they would perish, they almost gave up hope but an Articuno appeared and guided the group to safety. As a tribute, they created a statue of Articuno that still stands today. Some say that anyone traversing Snow Top Mountain is protected by Articuno. After hearing the story, Todd is convinced there are Articuno on the mountain and continues his vertical journey. With Ash and Co. in tow, a blizzard kicks up and temporarily blinds the group. Brock and Misty want to stay put and let the blizzard pass, but Todd and Ash are determined to continue. Little do they know, directly ahead of them is a cliff edge and a deadly drop. Will Articuno come to their rescue? Is this Legendary Pokémon really the guardian of the mountain, or is it merely a legend?

The Stolen Stones!

Continuing on their journey to Olivine City, ash, misty, and brock find themselves walking along a canyon bottom with unstable boulders above them. All of a sudden, a gust of wind knocks the boulders loose and they are trapped...all of a sudden a pack of Arcanine come and rescue the gang. They learn that the Arcanine pack belongs to two people named Ramona and Keegan. After some brief intoductions, ash is amazed because he has never seen an arcanine close up before. He then uses Dexter (his pokedex) to get more info on it. He finds out that a growlithe can only become an arcanine by use of a firestone. Ash tells keegan how he got ahold of a firestone. Keegan tells ash that he has a whole bunch of them at this moment and shows them to ash. Ash is amazed by how many he has and Misty wonders how he got ahold of so many. Keegan tells misty that the firestones are not his, but that they are prizes to be given away at a fire-pokemon competition to be held later on. Ramona tells the gang that they are a courier service that uses the Arcanine to travel from place to place delivering cargo. Ramona then graciously asks Ash and friends if they want to take them using their arcanine. Ash and gang are excited and immediately say "sure". After traveling for awhile, Ramona, Keegan, ash and friends stop at a clearing in the forest to rest. Everybody enjoys a little bit of refreshments except Keegan and ash who are grooming the Arcanine. Ash is talking to Keegan stating that it is fun to ride Arcanine but it is probably more fun when you are ridding by yourself. Keegan then suggests to ash if he would like to ride arcanine by himself. Ash, eager as always, gives it a go. After a rocky start, ash gets the hang of riding arcanine, that is until he gets knocked off at the end of the lesson. The ever optomistic ash, tells everybody that all he needs is practice and he will be as good as Keegan is... All of a sudden, the hear a noise in the sky. They look up and see a rocket heading straight for them. Everybody scatters and it lands really close to where they were standing. Then what pops out of the rocket, is a rubber hand that graps the firestones. They all wonder who is taking them. The familiar motto of team rocket is heard and Ash and friends realize is none other than Jesse and James. Ash commands pikachu to stop team rocket from stealing the firestones but Meowth grabs pikachu with the same rubber hand which prevents pikachu from using his special attacks. Keegan then commands one of the arcanine to free pikachu and does it. Keegan than commands all of the arcanine to attack team rocket. After a miss attempt, team rocket get away in a bicycle built for 3. Ramona tells Keegan if he is ready to follow team rocket to get back the stones and he agrees. They catch up to team rocket very quickly and after a quick move by jesse, Ramona, Keegan and the arcanine pass up team rocket and fall into a hole predug by jesse and james. Ash and friends catch up to ramona and keegan to see if they are alright while team rocket slips away. Brock now uses golbat to see if he can find out where team rocket might have went to. Goldbat leads them to a fork in the road where apparently team rocket has split up. So, reluctantly, they split up as well to see if they can find which one of the three have the firestones. The first group consisting of Brock, misty and ramona see a tree stump with a bag on it which looks like the bag of firestones. They come closer and fall into a hole dug by james, who comes out and taunts them. The second team consisting of Ash and Keegan find jesse escaping on a unicycle trying to out run them. They follow her through some bushes and end up on a pokemon battlefield. Jesse, on the other side of the field, tells ash and keegan that if they want the firestones back (which she seems to be holding), they have to fight her in a pokemon battle. Keegan tells her that the fighting for the stones is useless because he himself does not own the stones to begin with. Ashe tells keegan not to worry because he has fought her countless times before and she never wins so he feels confident enough to beat her. Jesse releases arbok and ash uses Pikachu. After a short and victorious battle by pikachu, jesse acknowledges ash's win and throws the bag in the middle of the battlefield. Ash, keegan and arcanine run to the middle of the field and fall into a hole that jesse predug. At the bottom of the hole, Keegan appears to have sustained a broken arm and while ash is asking if keegan is alright, jesse graps pikachu with the same rubber hand as before and places pikachu in a special little cage. Meanwhile, Meowth (far away from the action) wonders why the real firestones (which he had to begin with) are not hot. He also wonders what has happened to jesse and james because they are taking so long. All of a sudden, they appear before meowth with pikachu. Suprised, meowth tells jesse and james that they better get their new found prizes to their boss so they can get the recognition. So, they take off happy that one of their schemes actually worked. As night approaches, ash finally gets out of the hole that was dug and suggests to keegan that they find team rocket immediately. Keegan informs ash that they better find them in a hurry because the competition that needs the firestones needs them by tomorrow. So, they take off looking but before they go, keegan's arm starts acting up and gives him some pain. Ash suggests that he leads arcanine to look for team rocket. Keegan agrees and they take off. As they are ridding, ash is still trying to learn how to ride arcanine so he makes arcanine ride straight through some trees, collaping them. Keegan tells ash that he needs to treat arcanine like they are together as one. Ash recalls that, that is how pikachu and him are so he concentrates trying to bond with arcanine on an emotional level and succeeds. With his new found feelings for arcanine, ash has the confidence to ride arcanine to find the stones. Night falls, and they have stopped at a clearing on a foothill. Arcanine sniffs around trying to find pikachu's scent. Arcanine finds it and off they go to find pikachu and team rocket. Meanwhile, in a clearing in the woods, team rocket is enjoying a victory meal (apparently a huge meal). James is worried about how much money they had to borrow to pay for the meal. But Jesse reassures him that they can sell the firestones and make a fortune to recooperate all the money the borrowed. Then meowth chimes in a remark about how the boss will give them promotions because they finally captured pikachu. So, they dig right into their dinner. About this time, Brock and his group make it out of his hole with the help of onix. He hears an arcanine in the background and asks onix to follow the sound and they are off. Ash and keegan get really close and finally find team rocket who is relaxing after chowing down their huge dinner. Ash and keegan tell team rocket to surrender the stones and after they say no, keegan tells arcanine to attack. Jesse, pushing wubbuffet in the way of the attacking arcanine, hides behind some bushes. Wubbuffet uses reflect to counter the attack of arcanine. While wubbuffet is keeping busy, team rocket uses this chance to escape in their traditonal hot air ballon with pikachu and the firestones. Right about now, brock and his group join ash. Ramona tells her arcanine to use their firespin attack to bring down team rocket. The arcanine use onix as a ramp to jump up to the ballon and set it on fire, forcing team rocket down to the ground. Ash cathes pikachu and brock catches the firestones while team rocket hits the ground hard. Jesse, still determined to be victorious, releases arbok to get even but keegan steps in and uses his arcanine to take care of arbok with take down attack. Arbok hits team rocket and frightened, tired and defeated team rocket are running away. Keegan points out that team rocket are escaping. Ash, determined to make an example out of team rocket, chases them down with the arcanine he has bonded with. He carries pikachu on his shoulder while riding arcanine to catch team rocket. He passes team rocket up but while he passed them up, pikachu got off and was right in the path of team rocket. Ashs commanded pikachu to use thunderbolt attack on team rocket and after a prolonged exposure to electricity, the spot where they were standing exploded and team rocket "blasted off again..." Brock was amazed how ash could have trained arcanine so well to follow his orders. Misty suggested it was beginners luck. Ramona interrupts and asks keegan that they better get the firestones to the competition before it is too late, as day breaks. They make it to the competition grounds and hands the firestones to the director. After telling them that he thought they were not going to make it in time, keegan looks at ask and his crew and suggested that he wouldn't have made it without help from friends. As the midday approaches, keegan and ramona thank ash and friends for all the help and ash bids farewell to his new found friends and continues his journey to Olivine city and his next adventure...

The Dunsparce Deception

Ash, Misty, and Brock are still journeying toward Olivine City when they come across a boy who seems to be looking for something. He introduces himself as Bucky and explains that he's looking for a Dunsparce. Recently, he and his family went away to visit his sick grandfather. When they came back, all the kids in town had a Dunsparce, so now he wants one too.

The Wayward Wobbuffet

Knowing our heroes are still en-route to Olivine, Team Rocket lies in wait. Dressed as scientists, they explain they've just repaired the amazing "Poké Pod." To test it out, Pikachu is placed in the pod and locked in tight. When Team Rocket reveals their true identity and runs, Ash and Co. are in hot pursuit. When our heroes catch up to Team Rocket, there isn't a Poké Pod or Pikachu in site! Realizing Wobbuffet was hiding for the handoff, Ash chases after it. In Wobbuffet's rash retreat, it trips dropping the Pikachu containing Poké Pod and falls into the rapids of a nearby river. Since the only way to release Pikachu from the Poké Pod is to possess the key around Wobbuffet's neck, it's an all-out race to reach Team Rocket's blue bad-boy first. This proves problematic as Wobbuffet plummets over waterfalls, wanders through forests, gets taken for a ride on the roof of a run-away truck, blows for miles in a hot-air balloon and falls helpless to the helm of a speedboat! Who will reach Wobbuffet and the key first?

Sick Daze

The morning sun shines brightly upon our heroes and their Pokémon after spending the night next to a sparkling stream. Ash and his Pokémon wash up for breakfast and notice Brock kneeling over a pot of porridge on the campfire. After asking what's on this morning's menu and getting no response, Ash places a hand on Brock's shoulder. Brock's only response is to fall to the ground! Misty discovers that Brock has a fever and tries to convince him to spend the day resting in bed. Brock finally agrees and tells them there are directions on how to perform his chores in his notebook. As Ash and Misty begin the day's chores they easily become overwhelmed. They must cook, do the dishes, feed the Pokémon, haul water, gather and split wood and even polish Brock's rock Pokémon. Certain disaster seems eminent when Ash decides to speed up the polishing process with his Totodile's Water Gun! Will Ash and Misty be able to perform all of Brock's chores, take care of the Pokémon and fend off Team Rocket's nighttime attack all on their own?

Ring Masters

As Ash and company pass through an intriguing little village, they notice a Feraligatr in the midst of a battle. Drawing closer, they see the Feraligatr defeat one opponent after another, but it never seems to tire! When the gang meets the Feraligatr's trainer, they find out that Pokémon battles in this town are of a different breed. Here they practice the art of Pokémon Sumo. Oversized Pokémon are taught to wrestle and are forbidden from using special attacks in Sumo matches. As luck would have it, the Sumo conference is being held the following day. True to his nature, Ash decides to enter the conference, certain he can win. He is surprised, however, to find out he must use a Pokémon that weighs at least 80 kilograms. For Ash, that means only one Pokémon...Snorlax! Although Snorlax makes the weigh-in, it doesn't seem to be interested in moving towards the ring, let alone battling. Watch the surprising turn of events as Ash cleverly uses Snorlax's "guts" to his advantage.

The Poké Spokesman

On the long trek to Olivine City, our heroes notice Pikachu looks a bit worn out. Brock suggests it's the trudging along this trail that has taken a toll. Just then, an old man appears from beside the path and explains the soil in this region contains minerals that absorb electricity. He walks up to Pikachu, kneels down and starts speaking to Pikachu in Pokémon tongue! Upon Pikachu's response, he rises and tells Ash that Pikachu is exhausted and cannot walk much further. Introducing himself as Simon, he suggests the crew follow him to his rest-stop. Upon their arrival, Ash hooks up Pikachu to a nearby bicycle with the electrodes attached to it. The more Ash pedals, the more electricity is pumped back into Pikachu's cheeks. Simon explains to Misty and Brock he won't charge for the "recharge" and he'll wave his translation fee. Surprised he charges at all for his rest-stop remedies, Misty and Brock are cut short of saying anything by the arrival of Officer Jenny. There to arrest Simon, she explains several local trainers have been swindled out of money recently by a person claiming to be a Pokémon interpreter. Can Simon really talk to the Pokémon, or is he the scam artist Officer Jenny has been looking for?

Control Freak!

As our heroes and their Pokémon enjoy another fine meal prepared by Brock, Golbat begins to act strangely and flies away. Brock, Ash and Misty chase after the Flying-type and end up at an archaeological dig. When they meet the intelligent and beautiful archeologist, Tierra she explains her ultra-sonic equipment had just been destroyed and perhaps its errant waves attracted Golbat. She also tells our heroes of an ancient golden mask and scepter, once belonging to a queen who had the power to control all Pokémon. She is now looking for a buried temple said to contain these two priceless artifacts and asks Brock if his Golbat will use it's Sonic attack to help her locate the exact placement of the temple. Overhearing our heroes, Team Rocket employs their latest mechanical menace, the Dig-a-Tron to beat the gang to the temple. When Jessie dons the mask and scepter she has the power to control all Pokémon, even Pikachu! What will become of the Pokémon under Jesse's rule?

The Art Of Pokémon

As our heroes enter the historic city of Whitestone, they notice it appears to be made of marble! Brock's guide book explains this phenomena. Generation after generation in Whitestone has painted all of the buildings white. After so many years, the layers have given the impression the city is made of marble. Just as the gang enters the city, they notice a band of Smeargle running amok, painting every bare wall in site with their tails. Dexter quickly explains these Pokémon express themselves by painting and the color in their tail depends upon the Pokémon's mood. Just then, the townsfolk appear in an angry mob, demanding the Smeargle stop this graffiti. Before the scene gets out of control, a famous artist appears to claim the Smeargle. All are astonished to find out this world famous abstract artist uses Smeargle to create his masterpieces. He begs the townspeople to allow the Smeargle to express themselves. Apparently, the Smeargle have been through a creative dry-spell and he hopes they will find a way to create beautiful artwork once again. Will the artist, Smeargle and townspeople find a way to live in harmony?

The Heartbreak of Brock

At the end of a long day, our heroes search for a Pokémon Center in a small town near Olivine City. Unable to locate one they ask a local lady for directions. She explains the nearest Pokémon Center is ten miles away! Too exhausted to extend today's journey, the gang decides to set up camp in a local park. As he gets water from a nearby fountain, Brock notices a Nidorina approaching to take a drink. Running after Nidorina is her trainer, who trips and almost falls into the fountain. She is narrowly saved by Brock and immediately falls head over heals in love with him. Introducing herself as Temaku, she insists Brock and his friends stay with her at her father's house. How will Brock handle a large does of his own medicine from the smitten Temaku?

Current Events

Ash and the gang stop by near a wind power generator in a large field to take a break. Ash releases all his Pokemon for a little rest and some play time while Misty and Brock seemingly, sit around. Of course, they're being spied upon Team Rocket just around the wind generators. Jesse tries to think of a plan that might get all of Ash's Pokemon but James suggests they eat first, and then all their stomachs growl, convincing Jesse. They find a building next nearby and James knocks on the door. After a few tries, he tries to open up the door but it's electronically locked, as Meowth sees a card reader. He tries to pick at it with his claw but ends up breaking it and the reader, the door opens slowly. They walk in and explore, realizing that the building is abadoned... or is it? As soon as they go downstairs, guess who comes along? It's Jigglypuff. Meanwhile, Ash and Chikorita are walking across the field when they find the building, the door still open. Ash looks inside the room and goes in along with Chikorita. All of a sudden, the door slams shut! Ash tries to get it open but there's no luck, however Chikorita spots out a map of the complex for him and Ash looks at it. They go downstairs to check out the place. Upon looking through various empty halls, Ash finds out a Magnemite is following him. Ash tries to check it out but it ends up attacking him! He has Chikorita attack it, but soon more come after them. Ash runs for it but ends up in a dead end. Team Rocket heard this and followed and found Ash... but Jigglypuff soon finds Team Rocket and attempts to sing, but James takes away her "microphone" but Jigglypuff slaps him knocking it towards Jesse. Jesse then throws it towards the Magnemite to give them some time. Ash figures out that there's a shutter behind him, so he too tries to escape by breaking through it, making a successful move. Jigglypuff did mangage to get her "microphone" and sings, sending all the Magnemite right to sleep. (of course you know what comes next) Brock and Misty look around for Ash, wondering where he might've dissapeared to. When they came across the building, Brock notices that the lock has shorted, maybe someone in a nearby village is an electronics expert? On the next floor, Ash wanders around four large generators neatly in a 2x2 pattern. As soon as he gets into the middle however, some Electrode surround him! They make their move but Ash tells Chikorita to use Razor Leaf, making one explode and creating a path for Ash to escape. However the same thing happens as with the Magnemite, more of them come! The hall is soon blasted by explosion after explosion and yet again, Ash is caught in a stand still. Fortunately, Team Rocket is there again... as well as Jigglypuff. James again grabs the microphone and and Jigglypuff slaps it out of him, ending up in Jesse's hands. She tosses it and Jigglypuff goes after it. This time, Jigglypuff coming in allows Ash some time to escape, as well as Team Rocket. Both escape and Jigglypuff is successful at singing to the Electrode. (I wonder why they don't do anything?) Team Rocket start running around finding a hiding spot to stay in and they find a room. As soon as they get inside, they get interrupted by an Electabuzz! Team Rocket soon gets frightened, but Meowth soon makes his little mark. He tells the Electabuzz that Ash is really the one causing the trouble and their just regulars here. So the Electabuzz marches off to find Ash. Meanwhile, an electronics expert comes by to check out the situation. She sees the lock and soon starts to fix it, or just try to get the door open. Succesful, they make their way in. Brock tries the elevator and it works, so they make their way into the third basement. Soon Ash runs into the Electabuzz, and sure enough, the Electabuzz isn't too thrilled to see Ash. It seems Ash has no choice but fight. But before even both Pokemon can lay the first blow, a cage slams on them, trapping them, the one resposible? Team Rocket of course! Chikorita tries to break away with Razor Leaf, but the bars are way too strong. They soon run off with the captured Pokemon and Ash chases them. Brock, Misty and the woman walk out and explore for a while, while Team Rocket, unnoticed, zooms into the elevator while it's still open. Ash sees that elevator now closed, has to run up the stairs. He does so but Misty notices him and tells the others. Soon Ash catches up with Team Rocket on the first floor and Team Rocket makes their way down a hill. Ash soon jumps ahead from another location to cut him off. However, this was a mistake, seeing that Ash has no Pokemon on him Team Rocket takes advantage of the predicament. Jesse and James combo it off with Arbok and Victrebell to attack... Ash! Ash is successful in dodging the first few attacks but soon gets hit and the Pokemon beat him up badly. Chikorita, sitting there helpless, just can't take Ash being beaten up and so she evolves into Bayleaf! Bayleaf uses Razor Leaf and this breaks the bars right off, allowing both Pokemon to escape. Brock and the others catch up but just insist on observing since it looks like the tides have turned. Bayleaf soon bashes Arbok and Victrebell away and throws them towards Team Rocket with a Vine Whip. The woman, who happens to be Electabuzz's trainer, makes her call and tells it to use Thunderbolt and that takes care of them. It seems now that things might be a little different with Bayleaf around, but Ash is proud anyways. Bayleaf jumps onto Ash, but instead tackles him... looks like she still has a ways to go before she gets used to her new form. Just when things seem happy, Jigglypuff comes out, finishing off by singing. Of course, she isn't all too happy when everyone goes to sleep and she draws on them, stomping away angrily.

Turning Over A New Bayleef

Taking a rest from their exhausting expedition, our heroes settle down in a small field near a stream to enjoy a mid-day meal. Ash releases his Pokémon from their Poké Balls so they too can enjoy a well deserved break. Overly excited to see Ash, Bayleef runs towards him at full-tilt. Inadvertently, Bayleef uses Tackle Attack and knocks Ash for a loop. When Bayleef's uncontrollable affection becomes too much for Ash, he looses his temper and says something spiteful. Ash tells Bayleef to "go away and stay away!" When Ash can't find Bayleef after lunch, the gang goes on a search and rescue mission. With Pikachu following Bayleef's scent, the crew winds up at an old woman's house. She explains how she found Bayleef, hurt and weak near the river's bank. When Ash tries to re-claim his Pokémon, Bayleef simply ignores him. It is clear Bayleef would rather stay with the kind old woman and her Pokémon than continue the journey with Ash. Will Ash be able to win back Bayleef's trust and affection?

Doin' What Comes Natu-rally

When our heroes stumble upon a one-day street performance, they get to see all types of Pokémon with unique skills. Anxious to know the future, Misty volunteers to have her fortune read by Natu. A young boy named McKenzie and his Pokémon, Natu begin the reading but make several mistakes. Embarrassed, McKenzie runs away with Natu before Misty's future is revealed. The gang follows McKenzie and suggests he wear a mask during his performances to help boost his confidence. Misty explains if he wears the mask no one will know who he is. McKenzie's father likes the idea too, believing the mask will lend an exciting element to the performance. When McKenzie returns to the stage, will he and Natu be able to remember the routine and use Natu's Future Sight to tell patron's fortunes?

The Big Balloon Blow-Up

When our heroes happen upon an unusual formation in the middle of a grassy field, Brock believes it is a crop circle...placed there by aliens! Just then, something comes hurtling out of the sky towards them. A far away voice calls down an apology for almost hitting Ash with the object. Skyler, a boy training for a hot air balloon race, introduces himself to the gang and explains he was practicing for the upcoming event. Getting a marker as close to the center of the large, circular target by throwing it from the hot air balloon is one aspect of the competition. Intrigued by the hot-air balloon racing circuit, Ash quickly makes up his mind to enter as well. When Brock reminds him they don't have a chance of winning without a hot air balloon, Skyler's father says he has something to help them out. Pulling a balloon out of his shop, he begins to fill it up and to our heroes surprise, it's a Pikachu shaped hot air balloon! When Team Rocket decides to enter the race as well, Jesse and James sabotage several of the balloons the night before the big event.

The Screen Actor's Guilt

Strolling through downtown, our heroes notice a mob of girls chasing someone down. Suddenly, a man in a black cape and hat runs up to Ash and gives him a package to hold. He tells Ash to stay put because he'll be back for the package shortly. As the mob approaches, the mysterious man runs away with the girls in hot pursuit. Our heroes stand stunned by this interesting turn of events. As they do, the package in Ash's arms wiggles open to reveal a Smoochum! When our friends decide to try and track down Smoochum's trainer, they pass by a theater showing the opening to a brand new Brad Van Darn movie! Realizing this is the same person who gave Ash the Poké package, the gang decides to return Smoochum to Brad during his in-person appearance at a nearby theater. Believing Brad's Smoochum doesn't fit the macho image of the movie star, Brad's manager tells Ash to keep the Pokémon because Brad has no interest in Smoochum anymore.

Right On, Rhydon!

The episode begins with Ash and others having a good sleep inside a tent. Then, Togepi wakes up and comes outside. Pikachu follows it and when it stops, it sees weird horn moving on the surface of the lake. Pikachu calls Ash. When half-sleeping Ash comes on the shore, there happens a big splash. And who made this splash: it's Rhydon! Ash tries to explain to Brock and Misty that he really saw a Rhydon in the lake, but they don't believe him because they know that rock Pokemon can't swim. But their arguing interrupts girl named Pietra and her Marrill. Pietra explains that Rhydon is one of Pokemon that can learn Surf. But she needs to capture that Rhydon to clear the cave blocking the way to town. Other Rock and Ground Pokemon can do it,but there's water coming from rocks at the top,and these Pokemon afraid of water. Even Brock's Onix ran away like a chicken. So Ash and co. try to help Pietra to catch that Rhydon. Meanwhile Team Rocket heard in the bushes about their talking and tried to catch that Rhydon too. Pietra said that these woods are full of apples that Rhydon likes. So it may be somewhere in there. Team Rocket where walking trying to find Rhydon, and then they heard chomping coming out of the bushes. They ran there to see if it's Rhydon, but it was just Wobbuffet eating apples! Of course there were plenty of them. Then Ash, Pietra and others walk and see apple leftovers falling from the bushes and when run to see who it is, they find out that it's Team Rocket! Then Team Rocket start their motto with mumbling. But then they see that Rhydon walking near them. Rhydon got angry that Team Rocket were eating these apples and blasted them off! Pietra asked Rhydon to battle and capture it, but Rhydon ran away and dived into water. But she had an idea. The island in the middle of the lake is full of these apples. Maybe Rhydon swam there. Everybody called out their water Pokemon including Marrill and the set on Pietra's boat. Then all Pokemon dived in and saw Rhydon there. But they were no match for it. Rhydon's Horn Drill created whirlpool and all Pokemon got fainted. Pietra dived in and grabbed Rhydon's head. Rhydon trying to get her off, dived very deep into the lake, but Pietra still didn't let it go. Rhydon, seeing her running out of the air, swam to the surface and onto the shore. She asked it again id it can battle, and Rhydon hardly agreed. While then Team Rocket set the trap for Rhydon and fell asleep .After a few minutes they woke up by hearing someone falling ito the trap. But when the came there, they saw Wobbuffet! OK, it's all for Team Rocket. Marrill started with Watergun, but Rhydon's Horn Drill protected. Rhydon the used the Stomp attack, and Marrill dodged it. Then Marrill used Tackle, and then it got pushed itself. Rhydon was ready for Body Slam, and Pietra commanded Marrill to use its Bubblebeam. Rhydon fell down. After Marrill use Watergun again, and Pietra used Poke-ball. But Rhydon came out. Marrill's Watergun and Bubblebeam were no match for Rhydon. But finally Marrill used Iron Tail attack, and Rhydon got beaten. Pietra captured Rhydon and with its help the cave blocking to town was cleared.And once again our heroes continue to Olivine City.

The Kecleon Caper

While on their trip to Olivine City Ash, Misty and Brock soon find a huge blimp hovering over them! The blimp lands and a person says this blimp goes around the world and has fine dining and bedrooms! He says there are two ill pokemon on board and they can't cure them because there is no pokemon doctor on board. Brock says he can help because he's a pokemon breeder. The pokemon belong to these two pretty ladies. Brock falls in love with them of course, but as usual Misty pulls his ear. The ill pokemon are two Kecleon. Kecleon can blend in with their environment like chameleons. The Kecleon are named Reddy and Greeny. One's green and the other's purple. (I wonder why he's named Reddy?) They fell ill from motion sickness when the blimp rocked back and forth. Brock gives them some medicene and they are well instantly! The girls are impressed by how happy-looking Ash, Misty and Brock's pokemon are. Unfortunatley, after awhile the Kecleon run away ont the blimp. Meanwhile Team Rocket have spotted the blimp and plan to take control of it. They're glad they won't have to use their Meowth balloon. They go in the cockpit but they remember they can't drive blimps well. (as in "A Scare In The Air"). So they decide to just steal anything valuable on the blimp. They go in this room where the escaped Kecleon are. They find a jewelry box that Greeny puts in his mouth. They know that's good because now they can give Greeny and the jewelry box to Giovanni. Reddy and Greeny escape and a waiter comes in and Meowth tells him they need to find the Kecleon because it has the jewels they stole. (Oops!) They run away before the waiter can get them. Ash, Misty and Brock are looking for Reddy and Greeny and they sit on this box that has Team Rocket in it! Ash and co. hear Reddy has stolen a first aid kit as well. After they leave, Wobuffet pops out and the box breaks apart. Team Rocket find Reddy and Greeny but they forgot which was the once that has the jewelry box. To make it worse, Reddy and Greeny switch their items (the first aid kit and jewelry box) back and forth and Team Rocket are more confused then ever. James shows a bottlecap trick his grandfather taught them but Jesse gets extremely angry because that won't help. Brock tries to get Greeny who is now at the top of the blimp. He wants to impress the girls, but fails. Finally, Reddy and Greeny are in a huge circle surrounded by people and are finally captured by everyone. Team Rocket arrives to steal everything. Arbok would have beaten Ash's Bayleef if Misty's Polliwhirl hadn't butted in! Greeny drops the jewerly box and Meowth tries to get it but is punched by Polliwhirl. Reddy and Greeny fight well against Arbok and Victreebell. Bayleef does a huge Vine Whip that sends Team Rocket blasting off again. The guy with the first-aid kit isn't mad Reddy stole it, and the girls are happy to be with Reddy and Greeny again. They get the jewelry box back. Brock is very sad to see the girls leave. Once again, Ash and co. continue on their journey.

The Joy of Water Pokémon

Ash and his pals come to a Pokemon Centre in a quiet little forest when they encounter two Chanceys and someone wearing a scuba suit, that person appears to be Nurse Joy! But she is different from all the other Nurse Joys, because this Nurse Joy is great at handling Water Pokemon, and Misty is excited to meet her but what will she expect?

Got Miltank?

Ash and co continue heading to Olivine, and find out the road is longer than expected, through a desert. Pikachu falls into a hall, and realize it has been made by Team Rocket! As they fly over in their Meowth balloon, Misty and Brock help Ash and Pikachu out, and Ash sends out Cyndaquil to fight. James sends out his Weezing, wich uses a big Explosion, knocking out Cyndquil! The Explosion is so big, that Team Rocket blasts off, as well does Cyndaquil. Ash and co follow quickly after Cyndaquil, but seem not to find it anymore. Brock tells them to go to the Pokémon Center. There, Nurse Joy tells them there is a Pokémon sanctuary nearby, all cared by Pokémon themselves. Ash goes to find it, and Brock and Misty follow, only Nurse Joy realizes she hasn't told them yet where to find it! Meanwhile, Cyndaquil wakes up, knocked out. He is spotted by a Sandshrew and a Butterfree. Cyndaquil wakes up, but collapse immediately after. A Dugtrio dig Cyndaquil up, and seem to bring him somewhere. Team Rocket wakes up too, and complain about their defeat. They spot the Dugtrio with Cyndaquil and decide to go after it. They don't want any trouble with Dugtrio and throw Meowth into it. Meowth lands out its face, nearby the Dugtrio, and faints out. Another Dugtrio shows up and carries Meowth along with Cyndaquil as well. Jessie and James decide to follow them. They make it to the sanctuary, wich is guarded by two Exeggutor. The Dugtrio are allowed in and Jessie and James decide to follow them. Exeggutor gets mad and uses Hypnosis that makes Jessie and James walk away. In the sanctuary, a Miltank appears and takes care of Meowth and Cyndaquil. His tail lights up and becomes blue, wich somehow heals both Meowth and Cyndaquil! Outside, Ash and co are passed by the hypnotised Jessie and James, who just walk away. Ash decides to take the road wich Team Rocket came from and make it to the sanctuary. Brock spots the two Exeggutor and realizes they must put an Hypnosis to Jessie and James and doesn't want to get Hypnotised too. He sends out his Onix, who Digs in a hole and Ash and co follow it through. Meanwhile, Jessie and James have hit a big stone and wake up from their Hypnosis. They get angry for being defeated like that and decide to back and steel the other Pokémon. Ash and co have found the sanctuary, but are hunted away by angry Beedrill, Pidgeotto and Krabby. Ash can pass them through, though, and makes it to his Cyndaquil. He wants to take him, but more Pokémon try to hunt him away. Team Rocket drops in and send out Arbok and Weezing to defeat all the Pokémon, including the Miltank. Meowth tells them not to harm Miltank, as she took care of him. The two Pokémon listen to Meowth and decide not to listen anymore to their trainers. Team Rocket calls their Pokémon back, and use a net to capture the Miltank. They head off in their balloon. Ash tells Cyndaquil to use Flamethrower, wich is so powerful now that it blasts off Team Rocket and even drop the net. Ash sends out Bayleef, who uses Vine Whip and cuts the net open, freeing the Miltank. Miltank gives Ash his Cyndaquil back and is happy of course. They say goodbye from all the Pokémon and continue towart Olivine...

Fight For The Light!

Ash, Misty and Brock finally make it to Olivine City!!! Ash goes in the gym where he finds the "gym leader" is a girl named Jasmine. She brings her Onix out which looks shiny. Ash releases Totodile, but when Totodile uses Water Pump, Onix isn't weakened! Then a girl comes out that says she's the REAL Jasmine. She says this girl is Janine, one of her students. She has a Magnemite on her shoulder. Brock naturally falls in love with her. Unfortunately, she can't battle with Ash right now because she needs to take care of "Sparkle". Ash and crew wonder who Sparkle is. Meanwhile, Team Rocket try to get jobs at the gym!! They need pokemon badges, so they can't get in. Janine, it turns out, actually used water-proof wax to put on her Onix, which explains why Totodile couldn't weaken it. It also explains why he was so shiny. Jasmine says she and Onix need more exprience, so Janine washes Onix off outside and tells Ash how she cheated. Janine says Jasmine went to the lighthouse. Ash and co. find two lighthouses and one of them has an Ampharos. (The final evolved form of Mareep) Jasmine comes and says Sparkle is the name of her Ampharos. For years, Sparkle used it's electricity to make the light for the lighthouse. Even though a modern lighthouse was built, they still wanted to carry on Sparkle's tradition. However, lately Sparkle isn't feeling well and needs medicine that's all the way in Cianwood City. Team Rocket arrive and put a red shell thing that contains Weezing. It smokescreens everyone. Brock tries to save Sparkle but they are trapped in a cage by Team Rocket. Just then, Janine and Onix spot Team Rocket in the Meowth balloon. They go by the ocean where Onix can't get them. Arbok fights Onix and Onix jumps and hangs on to Arbok. Janine comes and uses a rock to break the lock (rhymes!) on Sparkle and Brock's cage and they escape. Since Pikachu can't effet Onix, it electircutes it going up to Arbok and Team Rocket in the balloon. Onix whirls them around in their usual "blasting off again". Jasmine says Ash, Janine, Misty and Brock can go on a ferry ride to Cianwood City to get Sparkle's medicene. Ash is disappointed he never got to battle Jasmine but he'll be back later. Team Rocket hang onto the anchor of the ferry boat ride following Ash...

Machoke, Machoke Man!

Ash, Misty, Brock and Janina (a girl who was assistant to Jasmine, the wannabe) sail toward Cianwood city. First they got to the store to get Ampharos's medicine. After they said goodbye to Janina, Ash walked toward to Cianwood gym. But then they stopped, because they saw a man on a field battling with Machoke! As they seen the battle, the man was just practicing Machoke's powerfull attacks. He dodged every one of them until he got attacked by Karate Chop. And then he ran crying to Machoke and they hugged. Then he saw Ash and others and called them down. He talked about his Machoke's training for a while, and after made them do some exercise. They were marching while walking to the Gym. When they came there, Ash and co. saw students with Pokemon who called the man their teacher. Then man introduced himself as Chuck, the fighting Gym Leader of this Gym. He called them inside to have a little snack. But snack wasn't so little. Everybody got a big plate with porridge stuff including little Pikachu. That plate was bigger than it itself. After having a good meal, Chuck called Ash to battle with him. But Chuck's wife said that her Flabby (thats what she called Chuck) will be no match for Ash. The battle started. As weird as always, Chuck said that in this two-on-two battle he will use Poliwrath and Machoke (he shouldn't tell what Pokemon he's gonna use). Poliwrath came out of Pokeball. As Ash's strategy he chose Pikachu. Pikachu started out with its Thunderbolt but, Poliwrath dodged it. Then Ash commanded Pikachu to use Thunderbolt one after another. Poliwrath dodged some of these, but last one shocked. Even if Water Pokemon are weak against Electric, Poliwrath still didn't faint yet. Pikachu tried its Quick Attack, and Poliwrath dodged it again. Then it used Doubleslap, and after Tackle. For some reason Pikachu fainted. On another side Team Rocket are walking weakly. Then they saw a small house and run in. There they saw a big bowl filled with porridge. They ate the whole bowl, and then Chuck's wife came in. She thought that Team Rocket were Chuck's students. She gave them to do some chores for her. And said if they do, they are going to have a great meal after. So Team Rocket went crazy! Ash chose Bayleaf as his last Pokemon for this battle. Bayleaf started out with its Razorleaf, and then Vine Whip knocked Poliwrath down. Then Chuck chose Machoke. But first he commanded it to use Karate Chop on him to get into shape. Ash tried to do the same thing with Bayleaf. Bayleaf used Body Slam on Ash, and Ash tried to stay on his feet. After it the real battle started. Bayleaf just kept dodging all of Machoke's attacks, but that still didn't help. Machoke tried to use its Mega Punch which hardly attacked Bayleaf. Bayleaf was still in the battle. It used its Vine Whip to wrap Machoke's hands. They kept pulling to each others side.Then Machoke used Submission, and it and Bayleaf rolled together. Bayleaf then got blown into the air, but its Vine Whips were still attached to Machoke. Then by slightly moves Bayleaf threw Machoke on the battlefield. And after then used Razorleaf. While Machoke was still weak, it used Body Slam and finished Machoke! Chuck returned his Machoke and handed Ash his Storm badge. While it was dark, Ash called to Olivine city if he can go back. But Janine said even after medicine Ampharos still needs some time to recover, so Ash dodn't know what to do. Chuck and his wife said that Ash can try to go visit Whirl Islands, in case he interested in some rare Pokemon living there. Ash agreed and took the ticket to Whirl Islands. Team Rocket were sitting on the stairs full of food and happy. At least they didn't get blasted off in this episode. This episode finishes at Ash, Misty and Brock are sailing off to Whirl Islands!

Pikachu's PikaBoo

Pikachu and his friends meet Larvetar, Kecleon and Granbull in the garden of a huge mansion. They all agree to play hide & seek. Pikachu is first to seek and he goes into a maze.Meanwhile, Meowth and Wobbufett are cutting the grass when it all of a sudden, it stops. After everyone was found, Larvetar throws a rock at the lawnmower. It starts up and the chase is on to stop the lawnmower from crashing. Bayleaf uses it`s vinewhip to stop it and the machine brakes down. The pokemon play another round of hide & seek and this time, Larvetar will seek.

The Whirlpool Affair (aka Around the Whirlpool)

In a scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and friends are thrown from the ship bearing them to the Whirl Islands. As powerful whirlpools draw them toward impending doom, a mysterious form under the sea shifts the powerful undertow, drawing them to safety. Shortly thereafter, a Corsola comes skipping over the sea's surface and guides the children back to a ship wherein awaits their old friend, Professor Elm. They ride the ship to a bustling harbor in the first of the Whirl Islands. There they learn of an upcoming competition in which Water Pokémon trainers will vie for the title of Whirl Island champion.

Takin' It On The Chinchou!

On their way to the Whirl Cup competition, Ash and friends are fortunate enough to pass a small mountain village just as an annual Chinchou migration is about to occur. Long ago seismological forces had combined to lift the mountain out of the depths of the sea, bringing along with it the undersea nesting ground of these Chinchou.

Fly Me To The Moon (aka The Passionate Pidgey)

discover an island on which the Pidgey population—long protected by environmental regulation and free from predators—has grown to unusually stout proportions and virtually abandoned any desire for flight. There Ash and friends find one Pidgey, however, in which the desire to soar through the heavens burns more fiercely than even in Pidgey from beyond this island. Anxious to see this Pidgey achieve its dreams, the young trainers join with the Pidgey's trainer and follow the Pokémon in a jet-assisted hot air balloon, tracking its flight as the Pidgey climbs higher into the stratosphere than any Pokémon in history.

The Corsola Caper

Just as Ash and friends arrive at a new island, their ears are met with cries for help. A family had built their house upon a Corsola nesting ground, and when a new, hyperactive Corsola arrived and frightened off the previous Corsola residents, the ground beneath the house weakened and the house was washed out to sea. The father and daughter who had been outside during the catastrophe now look on helplessly as another daughter—trapped inside the house—is washed out toward a large whirlpool. Ash and Misty call their Pokémon to action and manage to save the young girl, but this proves to be only the first challenge of the day. As Ash and friends set about recollecting the Corsola that had reinforced the foundation of this family's home, Team Rocket soon arrives and attempts to steal not only the needed Corsola, but also collections of local artwork made from Corsola horns, which these Pokémon shed regularly. While assisting this local family, Misty waits not so patiently for an opportunity to catch the Corsola that had first driven the others away, and make it her own.

Mantine Overboard

Ash, Misty and Brock miss the boatride to Redrock Island. They hear there won't be any more for the rest of the day. They meet this girl named Luka. She says her great-grandfather found a silver wing that leads to legendary water pokemon. He kept it in a chest, but one day, his ship sunk and the chest with the silver wing sunk too. No one believes him on how he had the silver wing. So Luka is on a journey to find the sunken ship and the silver wing. Everyone joins her. They ride on her Magikarp and find the sunken ship is guarded by a Mantine. It protects the many Remoraid that live there. Team Rocket in their Magikarp submarine, plan to find the chest first as well as capture the Mantine.

Octillery, The Outcast

After reaching the town where the preliminary round of the Whirl Cup is held, Ash and Misty enter and earn the two victories required to continue on to the finals. A friend they had met earlier is not as fortunate. When Misty tries to console him with promises of the next Whirl Cup to be held in three years, he remains depressed, saying that it was not lack of ability but the low spirits of his Octillery that had brought about his defeat. The Pokémon had been depressed ever since it evolved from a Remoraid and was subsequently spurned by its onetime Remoraid friends. If the boy cannot somehow mend these friendships between Pokémon that have now grown different in appearance, he doesn't see any hopes of victory even in three years time. Ash and friends willingly lend their knowledge and enthusiasm to this problem of Pokémon sociology.

Dueling Heroes

As the final round of the Whirl Cup begins, Ash and Misty must each face formidable opponents. Ash has his Kingler transferred from Oak's lab in preparation, but when he and his Totodile begin their first battle, they must face an opponent with a powerful Kingdra. Misty also faces a challenging duel with an experienced opponent and his Qwilfish. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sets about stealing an ancient jewel used in a reward ceremony to be performed for the tournament's victor.

The Perfect Match

Ash and Misty each emerge victorious from arduous bouts only to be paired against one another in the next round. As these two square off, Team Rocket plots to steal the tournament's prize using reverse psychology: they leave an anonymous tip with the local police force that the prize is in danger. This tip, Jessie reasons, will lead to heightened security, which will in turn lead to overconfidence and carelessness, effectually making it easier for Jessie and James to sneak in and claim their prize. With Ash already in strong position, Misty accidentally deploys Psyduck to face his Kingler. In a surprise turn, however, Psyduck launches a Confuse attack that wins the match for Misty. Ash takes his place in the stands and cheers for Misty as she begins her next round. Meanwhile Team Rocket watches in shock as—contrary to Jessie's plan—not only is the police presence at the event fortified, but the police show no sign of growing overconfident.

Plant it Now...Diglett Later!

A village of kind, elderly people prepares a great meal for Ash and friends, and in return requests that the Pokémon Trainers assist them in defending their village against a gang of marauders that invades the village every year and attempts to rustle their sizable herd of Diglett.

Hi Ho Silver...Away!

Ash and his friends go to Silverock Isle, where they find the town is known for its production of Silver wings. They meet this lady named Arian and her boyfriend Jeremiah with his pokemon Sandslash. Jeremiah is very good at making silver statues. Arian tells Ash, Misty and Brock about a legend about how silver wings lead to legendary water pokemon because a long time ago, a ship was in a storm and all the sudden a huge whirlpool stopped the storm, and a sliver wing fell from the sky... No one knows what it meant, but they want to find out. Jeremiah is planning to marry Arian and he made a silver wing especially for her. That day Team Rocket come with a giant vacum to suck up the silver wings in the town. Noctowl bursts a hole in the balloon and thanks to Jeremiah's Sandslash, Team Rocket are beaten. Arian accepts Jeremiah's proposal. Ash and friends go in a cave to go to the next town, and when they come through it, they see a Pikachu that looks like...Sparky?!

The Mystery Is History

The Pikachu is indeed Sparky. Then Richie comes out! He says he is looking for the mysterious pokemon too. They decide to look on Ogi Island and find this boy who has a Lanturn and a baby Lugia named Silver, that he doesn't want anyone to notice. After awhile everyone finds Silver. The boy(named Oliver) said he found Silver a week ago when he was in a storm and he and his Lanturn almost drowned. When he woke up, he found Silver. Meanwhile, down under the ocean Team Rocket members are with a TR professor who wants to capture Lugia. He sends Butch and Cassidy and the mission! They almost capture Silver, and use their new pokemon, Houndoor and Hitmontop. But then a ship with Luka on it comes and defeats them! Jesse and James, in their Magikarp submarine see Butch and Cassidy. When Luka's silver wing glows, an adult Lugia comes out! Everyone can see this Lugia is Silver's mother. Luka says that the mystery pokemon everyone's been looking for is definitly Lugia. Ash remembers how he saw Lugia during the Orange Islands (Pokemon The Movie 2000) Jesse and James come in new uniforms and decide to steal Butch and Cassidy's plan to capture Lugia, so they can bring Lugia to Giovanni. Silver sees a Lugia he wants to play with, but it turns out to be a trap made by Butch and Cassidy. A metal cage captures Silver. Jesse and James are there to get Silver themselves, but Butch and Cassidy defeat them. Richie uses his new pokemon, Pupitar to fight Butch and Cassidy. But in the end, they still get Silver.

A Parent Trapped

With the young Lugia in the possession of Butch and Cassidy, Ash and friends set about rescuing it while protecting its parent from itself. The parent Lugia fights desperately to free its child—playing right into Team Rocket's hands. If Ash fails to win the Lugia's trust and convince it not to oppose Team Rocket alone, it seems this Pokemon is fated to end up in captivity along with its child.

A Promise is a Promise

Ash and friends, Lugia and Silver have all been captured. Oliver goes on his Lantern down to the underground Team Rocket headquarters to save them. A TR agent catches him. Then Jesse and James come and say they'll take it from there. They tell Oliver the code to free Silver from his cage. Jesse and James are doing this so they can get Silver themselves. Dr. Nambo says to Ash, Misty, Brock and Richie that he's going to use his Nambo Pokemon Provoker to purposely make Lugia angry to strenghten its powers. He's about to put some NPPs on Pikachu and Sparky. Then Oliver comes and frees everyone. Dr. Nambo orders Butch and Cassidy and the other TR members to get them. Pikachu and Sparky destroy the NPPs on Butch and Cassidy's Houndoor and Hitmontop, making it easier to beat them. Butch and Cassidy go down to Lugia and find Jesse and James there trying to free it. They have a pokemon battle. The battle causes the cage to break and Lugia is free. It's angry, and it blasts off Jesse and James with Butch and Cassidy! Dr. Nambo gets his Electrabuzz powered by a NPP. It's too strong for Pikachu and Sparky. But Sparky destroys the remote Dr. Nambo had, so now the NPP has no effect. Dr. Nambo is beaten. Meanwhile, Lugia is destroying the headquarters. Ash and friends bring Silver and Lugia is happy again. They get out of the headquarters just as they blow up. Luka is happy Lugia and Silver are back now. Oliver is sad to see Silver leave, but knows it's for the best. Ash and friends go on Luka's boat to go back to Olivine City. They say goodbye to Oliver and Richie.

Throw In The Noctowl

Ash phones Janina, and she says Sparkle is feeling much better, and everything is set for the match tomorrow. Unfortunatley, Ash and friends miss the ferry ride to Olivine City! He meets this old guy who says he has a plane and can fly them there. His name is Alexander but he likes to be called "Wings". He has a Noctowl, and tells a story. When it was once Hoothoot it was a great battler that evolved into Noctowl. Ever since then, Wings and Noctowl have helped rescue people and flown people on thier plane. A big storm is brewing up, and Team Rocket are in their Meowth balloon, and the storm is getting worse, so Wings decides to help them and brings them aboard! They swear they won't try to capture Pikachu. The storm gets worse. With the help of [Ash's] Bulbasaur and Bayleef the propellers are kept sturdy. Misty uses Staryu and Polliwhirl to keep the plane from hitting the water. Jigglypuff tries to sing, but it gets electricuted. Ash uses Pikachu to conduct electricity and the storm goes away. In the end, everyone makes it safely to Olivine City except for Team Rocket who fall off the plane through a boarded-up hole. (Go figure!)

Nerves Of Steelix

After an incident with Team Rocket and a giant Wobuffet robot, Ash goes to finally battle Jasmine in Olivine City. She uses a Magnemite and a Steelix. Pikachu beats Magnemite, but Steelix seems unstoppable. Cyndaquil eventually beats him and Ash wins the Mineral Badge. The gang sets off to the next gym at Mohagany Town.

Bulbasaur...The Ambassador!

Professor Oak and Tracey have a problem. The pokemon in Professor Oak's garden are acting very agressive. Seeing the extremity in this case they call Ash for his Bulbasaur because Bulbasaur took care of and understood wild pokemon in the past. When Bulbasaur comes Professor Oak explains that the grass and water pokemon in his garden used to live in harmony until a group of Hoppid and Jumpluff came and tried to have an area of their own. To solve this problem Bulbasaur decided to make another lake for spliting up the large group of water pokemon. Tracey's Marrill, Venonat, & Scyther also helped him. Bulbasaur called on a group of Sandslash and Poliwhirl to help him. The Poliwhirl used water gun to weaken the dirt and the Sandslash slashed through it. All was great until a big rock was blocking the water from the new lake. Bulbasaur and all the other pokemon helped him move it. Tracey wanted to interfere but Professor Oak said not to because the Pokemon are finally working together and getting along. As they pulled the big rock out Bulbasaur was just about to get hit by it but he learned dig. Meanwhile Ash dreams of all his memories with Bulbasaur. The next day Professor Oak called and gave Ash a tough descision. In order for the pokemon to get along Bulbasaur has to stay at Professor Oak's garden. Knowing it's the right thing to do Ash lets them have Bulbasaur. Tracey thanks them and so does Bulbasaur.

Espeon, Not Included

Ash, Misty, and Brock head back to Ecroteac city where they meet up with Sakura. Sakura's Eevee had evolved into an Espeon. Brock ofcourse fell in love with her sisters Satsuky, who has a Jolteon, Sumomo, who has a Vaporeon, Tamayo, who has an Umbreon, and Comay who has a Flareon. The four girls go to there dance lessons where their dance instructors are Jessie and James and they steel all the girls pokemon! While the four older sisters pokemon are getting stolen Misty and Sakura are having a battle Espeon vs. Corsola. Corsola wins and then the Four girls return and tell what happenned while Jessie is upset because they only have four Eevee evolutions and she wants them all so they are going to go back and get Espeon. Sakura wants to use Espeon as bait which works and Crobat follows Team Rocket and they follow Crobat. Since Espeon can sence things she doesn't let Jessie put the chain on her and then the people catch up they fight team rocket blasts of and the Sakura's sisters say she can start her own journey and Sakura chooses not to go with Misty and to go by herself.

For Ho-Oh The Bell Tolls

When Ash, Misty, and Brock run to investigate a mysterious chorus of bells that spontaneously ring out, they chance to meet their old friend Morty and a Pokemon researcher of his acquaintance. Morty and the researcher discover that the sacred Crystal bells, which are said to ring when a legendary Ho-oh returns, are missing. Since the bells were also used to heal the Bug Pokemon living in that area, these Pokemon lash out against their human neighbors, covering the town with their webs. Ash and friends decide to get to the heart of things and, in the forest, find Team Rocket restrained by webs and hanging from a tree. Ash, Misty, Brock, Morty, and the researcher begin to battle with the Bug Pokemon.

Extreme Pokemon

Ash hears about a competition called "Extreme Pokemon". It's a race where trainers ride skateboards and are pulled by their pokemon. Ash sees Gary and Arcanine will enter. Naturally, Ash wants to beat Gary so he enters. He decides to use Bayleef as his pulling pokemon. Ash and co. have also met an old man and his wife who have many pokemon eggs that they raise. Team Rocket plan to steal the pokemon that wins the contest. The old man says halfway through the course, Ash will have to safely deliver a fake egg to the finish line. At the race, Gary is the fastest, with Ash right behind him. So Team Rocket capture Arcanine. Ash blows a hole in the balloon, and he goes down. Team Rocket are beaten thanks to Arcanine, after they tried to steal some pokemon eggs. In the end, Ash wins the race. As a reward for saving the eggs, the old couple give Ash a strange blue pokemon egg of his own. They won't tell what it'll hatch into...

An Egg-Sighting Adventure

While stopping for a night at Nurse Joy's, Team Rocket come to steal Ash's egg. Togepi teleports it to the middle of a forest. There, a Kangaskan finds it. Team Rocket then go off to look for food in the place. When everyone finds its missing, Officer Jenny must use her Growlithe and Jumpluff to find the culprits.

Hatching a Plan (aka Phanpy's Phantastic Arrival)

The egg finally hatches! It turns out to be a baby Phanphy. Phanphy is a little stubborn at first, not allowing itself to get in Ash's Poke Ball. When Team Rocket comes to attack, Pikachu accidently zaps Phanphy along with Team Rocket. Phanphy gets scared, and runs away in the forest, because it doesn't seem to trust Ash. Team Rocket find Phanphy, and hear it's a ground type pokemon, meaning it's strong against electric types like Pikachu. So they try to get Phanphy to go on their side, and they succesfully steal Pikachu! Will Ash get Pikachu and Phanphy back, as well as win Phanphy's trust?

Dues and Don'ts!

Team Rocket go to a football field where they try to catch Pikachu using a football bomb, and as usual, they fail. After they blast off, they realize they have to face facts. Ash, Misty and Brock have many more pokemon than they do, so all they need to do is get more pokemon. They find a Delibird in a cage. There's a speaker that says there allowed to capture Delibird, and suddenly the cage falls apart. Team Rocket's pokemon battle but they're all frozen. It seems Delibird is one tough customer, but Wobuffet eventually beats it. This lady comes out and says if they can prove they're members of Team Rocket, they can keep the Delibird. Jesse and James look through TR records, only to find their names aren't there! Back at Team Rocket Headquarters, a Team Rocket agent calls Giovanni and says about the people who claim they're with Team Rocket. The TRA says they are, because she remembers how when she and Jesse had some drinks, Jesse ditched her and she had to pay the bill. The lady says she wants them to try their luck on battling some kids that come nearby. Those kids are none other than Ash, Misty and Brock. They battle, and Delibird beats Phanphy, but after awhile Pikachu gains the upper hand and blasts Team Rocket off. The lady says they can keep Delibird. Then Jesse gets a bill for some drinks, that that TRA used to get revenge on her. Team Rocket are glad they at least have another pokemon.

Just Waiting On A Friend

As they journey towards Mahaghony town. Ash and co. go to a house for the night. When they arrive they discover that they're's a girl who's owns the big house named Lakoko with a Ninetails. Brock (as usual) is interested in Lakoko and strangely she likes him. Brock blurts out that he wants to marry her and Lakoko agrees and wants too also. As Brock is about to hug her he actually goes through her. Ash and Misty get scared and just as they get suspicious a fog appears and Ninetails fire blasts them out of the house. Meanwhile Team Rocket try to sneak into the house and they run into some delicious booby traps. Ash and Misty also sneak in and find out that there's an old picture of Brock in the house. Also there's a diary written by Lakoko that's over 200 years old! When Misty and Ash break in they try to stop Lakoko from keeping Brock from staying here with her. Suddenly Lakoko disaapears and the delicious booby traps disappear and Team Rocket discover that they were eating leaves all along. Ninetails is very angry and Ash nd co. discover that Ninetails is 200 years old too. Brock also says that because of her age and experience this Ninetails not only knows psychic abilities but its also on level 100! Ash tries to beat Ninetails with Totodile but he loses. Then Ash tries to reason with her and understand why she wants Brock so much. Then Ninetails creates a image of Lakoko to speak for her. She says that a long time ago her master went away for a while. Although she was left with many servants Ninetails still felt lonely without her master. As the years rolled by each servent died or either left but her master never came. Then in 100 years she discovered that she was learning psychic abilities, so she created an image of one of the old servants Lakoko to keep her company, but when she sawBrock she decided to have him as her master instead since he resembled her old master. Team Rocket comes and tries to catch Ninetails but Ash stops it. Also in the process Ninetails' old pokeball breaks so Brock says that now because of this she's free to be wild and she not restricted to her master mansion anymore. Ninetails thanks them and runs off.

A Tyrogue Full Of Trouble (aka Fit to Be Tyrogued!)

Ash and friends chance into a Tyrogue, nearly falling victim to a ploy it lays out in an attempt to make off with all of their Pokémon food. Just as they tie things up with the Tyrogue, they learn that it is in fact not wild, but owned by a devoted student of Chuck, the Cianwood Gym leader. This student, who prides himself for his martial arts ability, explains that he is now taking his Tyrogue to an exhaustive tournament in which Fighting type Pokémon vie for the title. Meanwhile, though, he is having a terrible time disciplining his mischievous Pokémon. As if to accent this complaint, an angry local arrives, exclaiming that Tyrogue has wrought havoc in town for the last time.

Xatu The Future (aka Future Shock!)

Ash, Misty and Brock as well as Team Rocket fall down into an underground building, and met this girl who has three Xatu. They communicate using sign language. She is a weather forecaster, and uses the Xatu's ability to see into the future to do her job well. But her Xatu aren't always right. She speaks to a crowd of people to do her forecasting. The Xatu say tomorrow there will be a great flood, and the girl believes them and tells everyone. Then, Delibird returns and throws its presents at Ash, so Team Rocket can get some jewels that the people gave the Xatu so they can pay the Team Rocket bills. It's own present blasts them off. Some of the presents power up the Xatu and they tell how the flood is going to happen TODAY. They teleport everyone to safety. The girl, with her new powered-up Xatu knows she can become a weather forecaster now.

Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution

On their route to Mahogany City, Pikachu, Togepi and even the wild pokemon seem sick. Ash and friends go to a lake where they find a red Gyarados! Then some Team Rocket agents are trying to capture the Gyarados. Just then, Lance of the Elite Four comes and uses his Dragonite to get [rid of] them! He says kids like Ash shouldn't be around here. At a TRHQ Dr. Sebastain tells of his plan "Project R". It works by using a ray to make any pokemon evolve against it will! They used it on that Gyarados, and it's red because Magikarps are red, and it isn't fully evolved. That was why Pikachu and Togepi were feeling sick earlier. (The ray wasn't powerful enough to make them evolve though) Jesse, James and Meowth come to help with the plan. Lance goes disguised as a Team Rocket agent. They capture the Gyarados in a net, and later defeat Ash, Misty and Brock and capture them!

The Rage Of Innocence

Since Ash, Misty and Brock are all trapped, Jesse and James decide to take an advantage of the moment to catch Pikachu. They press the wrong button and it frees Ash and co.! Then Lance comes with Dragonite to help Ash. With Dragonite, they destroy Team Rocket's evolution inducement ray, and go off to save the red Gyarados. Since the ray was destroyed, the Gyarados becomes stronger and breaks free with Team Rocket. But now, it's angry and rampages towards Mahogany Town! Lance had called Officer Jenny to come and arrest Tyson and the Rocket Grunts. Ash and friends go to help the Gyarados, while Lance fights Tyson's two Fearows with Dragonite. After winning, Lance goes to help Ash calm down the Gyarados. He eventually captures it. Tyson and the Rocket Grunts are arrested, Lance flies off, and Ash is now in Mahogany Town ready to challenge the gym leader!

As Cold as Pryce

With the buisness of the Red Gyarados and Team Rocket over with in Mahogany Town , Ash decides to challenge the local gym leader, Pryce. But he isn't in town. They finally find Pryce meditating under a waterfall. Ash immediately challenges him to a battle. Ash's new Phanpy easily loses to Pryce's Dewgong, though. Afterwards, Pryce tells the group that his most prized pokemon, a Piloswine, disappeared a while back and he's found no trace of it. Ash and co. immediately agree to help and they set out to find the missing pokemon. Unfortunately Jessie and James are also in the area, again looking for rare pokemon. Can they find the lost Piloswine before Jessie and James get to it?

Nice Pryce, Baby!

Having earned Pryce's respect and permission to face the trainer in a gym battle, Ash makes the unlikely choice of sending out Cyndaquil, a Fire Pokémon, to face his opponent on an Ice battlefield. Fortunately, Ash's strategy pans out as he leads the gym leader to lower his defenses, allowing Ash to take the first victory in a two-on-two match. Next the gym leader sends out his trusty Piloswine, which immediately unleashes a Blizzard attack that completely alters the battlefield, allowing it to make quick work of Ash's defending Pokémon. With one victory each, the round enters sudden death with each trainer playing his oldest, most reliable Pokémon. A seasoned duo, Ash and Pikachu may match the teamwork of the gym leader and his Piloswine

Whichever Way The Wind Blows

Our friends find themselves in a meadow with lots off Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom and Oddish. Steve there new friend tells Ash and Friends that he came to this area so he could do studies on all the Grass-type Pokemon. He also added when the wind blows, the Gloom may evolve into Bellossom (NE winds) or Vileplume (NW winds). Vileplume and Bellossom fight over territory since the very old and large tree covers so much of the land; they both need the sun shine, so over the day they fight for the area not covered in shade. Jesse, and James both get Stun Spored by the Vileplume and Bellossom, So Meowth goes to a convenient store and buys Salvea Weed. A major storm comes in and makes very large amounts of Gloom evolve all at once, but since the wind was coming from the NE and NW, they both were even in numbers in the end. The war broke out and Ash, Misty, Brock, and Steven all knew they had to fight to finally see that fighting does not solve anything. Jesse and James try with help from there Pokemon to catch the Grass Pokemon. All the Pokemon know now that they should all just live together as friends, so they all took on Team Rocket and made them blast off again! Ash, Misty, and Brook say good bye to there new friend Steve since this new problem has been solved.

Some Like It Hot!

Ash, Misty, and Brock encounter a gigantic Magcargo that refuse to step aside and let a traveller pass. When Misty's Water tactics fail to move the stubborn Fire Pokémon, a passing trainer taunts her, declaring that Fire Pokémon, his specialty, are far superior to Water. Their rivalry escalates into a full-on Pokémon battle.

Hocus Pokémon

As the story starts out, Ash and friends are greeted by a pokemon magician named Lily and her Murkrow. She uses parts of pokemon to make magic potions. She is currently working on a potion that will enable people to read pokemon's minds. All she needs to finish it is the claw of a Meowth, the thunderbolt of a Pikachu, the Stun Spore of a Parasect, and the tears of an Aiopom. She has an old book that tells her what ingredients to put in. Team Rocket come and after they're blasted off by Murkrow, they're on the edge of a cliff. Lily then takes some of Meowth's claws to put in her potion right before the cliff falls off with Team Rocket. Then Ash helps her and they get the Stun Spore from a Parasect. They need to find an Aiopom for it's tears. One comes along, but Team Rocket take it as well as Lily's bag of indrigients to make the potion themselves! Team Rocket try to get Aiopom to cry, but it's of no use. Murkrow finds them and he and Pikachu later blast them off. Aiopom cries of laughter, and Pikachu gets the tear! Lily puts all the ingridients together with Pikachu's thunderbolt. It creates a puff of smoke, and turns Ash into a Pikachu!! Well, it looks like it does indeed, cause a person to read the mind of a pokemon! Lily says the spell will wear off, and Ash will turn back to normal...

As Clear As Crystal

When Pikachu is left exhausted in battle, the gang meets a trainer who guides them to a secret, yet legendary lake that somehow serves to restore energy to the Electric Pokémon that live along its banks.

Same Old Song and Dance

In the midst of their travels, Ash and friends meet up with a young girl who, along with her two Igglybuff assistants, stars in her own musical variety television program. Our heroes are content to sit back and enjoy the show, but unfortunately Team Rocket has other plans in mind.

Enlighten Up!

Ash, Misty and Brock stop by a lake where they meet with Team Rocket. As they're about to battle each other, a Slowpoke with a flag comes and sits on a rock fishing. This lady comes and says the Slowpoke is looking for "enlightment". She offers everyone to take to Slowpoke Temple to learn this. There's a giant gold statue of a Slowpoke. They go through tests, such as having to concentrate so hard they won't move or else they'll be hit by sticks(!). The next is cleaning the temple, which Ash and Team Rocket compete in. Jesse and James go off to steal the statue, and Meowth distracts Ash by fishing with him. The same Slowpoke is fishing much better than Ash and friends, because the pokemon know they won't be captured. The gold statue is stolen by Jesse and James, but Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro and defeats them. Ash and friends head off, while Team Rocket stay at the temple, this time to truthfully learn enlightment.

Will The Real Oak Please Stand Up?

Ash, Brock, and Misty, on their adventure to the way to the Johto League, they stop to rest in a small town, and learn that Prof. Oak and Mary are doing an outdoor show in Maroon Town, a nearby town. They go there, and as usual, Team Rocket pop up and they impersonate Prof. Oak and Mary. A standoff to prove the real Prof. Oak is held, and the real Oak was, fortunately, picked, and Team Rocket get foiled.

Wish Upon A Star Shape

The gang is relaxing in a field when a Cleffa lands on Phanpy, the gang then witness a flying saucer which crashes into a mountain. The Pokemon Myserty Club (PMC, Ken and Mary) appear to get the Cleffa and interrupt Team Rocket's plan to capture the Cleffa as well. While both Pokemon escape into the forest, PMC, Rocket and Ash all search for them. Ash, Misty and Brock stumble upon the Clefairy rocket ship which needs to be repaired. As PMC and Rocket fight using their machines, the Clefairy steal their machine parts for repair. As the ship leaves, Cleffa evolves into Clefairy and leaves a sad Phanpy behind. Meanwhile, PMC examine crop circles being created by Snorlax.

Outrageous Fortunes (aka Outrageous Rewards)

Ash, Misty, and Brock are on their way to the final gym when they see a large crowd of people. All these people are looking at a young trainer named Delaney and his Poliwrath. Poliwrath is battling Hitmontop. Poliwrath wins with submission and Misty tells Ash that if you evolve Poliwhirl into a Poliwrath, it can learn fighting-type moves. The trainer then asks the crowd if anyone else would like to challenge him and his Poliwrath... Misty and Ash immediately jump at the chance, and begin to argue over who will battle him. Misty battles first, and the battle is Polwrath vs. Poliwhirl. Poliwrath easily defeats Misty's Poliwhirl. Ash then battles him with Bayleef, but Brock stops the battle as Poliwrath is tired. Ash, Misty, and Brock then leave and go to the Pokemon Center. Misty lets out her Poliwhirl to give to Nurse Joy and Ash gives Nurse Joy all his Pokemon for a checkup. But everything falls out of Ash's backpack--including the King's Rock that he had won in the Pokemon Sumo Competition. Poliwhirl picks up the King's Rock, and studies it carefully while Misty returns it to its Poke ball. Meanwhile, Team Rocket decide to steal Delaney's Poliwrath as Jessie disguises herself as a fortune teller. Ash and co. have exited the Center, and they see Delaney running. They ask him what's going on, and he explains that Team Rocket has stolen his Poliwrath. Ash and his friends decide to help him, and they go with him. Rocket try to train the stolen Poliwrath as their own, but the Poliwrath attacks them back. In a Pokemon Center, Joy sends back Ash's Pokemon. Our heroes manage to find Team Rocket who force and control the Poliwrath to do battle attacks. Soon, a battle starts to get the Poliwrath back. The controling machines falls on Jesse which allows Meowth to control Jesse. Ash calls on Phanphy while Misty calls on Corsola and Poliwhirl. When Poliwhirl comes out of its Poke ball it evolves! Ash takes out his Poke-dex and says it's a Politoed. Politoed, Poliwrath and Phanphy all use their attacks to defeat Rocket. Delaney is thankful for Ash saving his Poliwrath and wishes Ash luck at the Blackthorn Gym. Ash then continues on his way to the Gym.

One Trick Phony

After defeating a girl who has a Smoochum, Ash is determined to beat Clair, as he is getting close to Blackthorn City. Seeing that Ash just can't get enough battling, the trainer suggests as she leaves that he give a local Pokémon battle park a try.

I Politoed Ya So!

When Ash, Misty, and Brock pause for a picnic by a lake, Politoed wanders off and is mistaken by another trainer for her own Politoed.

The Ice Cave

While journeying through an ice mountain, Ash and friends survive another Team Rocket attack. Unfortunatley, Brock gets a cold from the exprience. They take him to a Pokemon Center to get better. It's run by a Nurse Joy who loves ice pokemon.

Beauty Is Skin Deep

Finally reaching the outskirts of Blackthorn City, Ash pushes to quickly seek out the gym where he hopes to earn his final Johto badge. Before he has the opportunity, he chances into a Dratini and learns that its eager trainer, Clair, is in fact the Blackthorn Gym leader.

Fangs For Nothin'!

Team Rocket steal the Dragon Fang as Ash begins his battle for the final Johto badge with Clair. Then TR get Dragonite on their side to help them escape.

Great Bowls of Fire!

Ash's Charizard flys in and lands on Ash. Leeza also lands in on Charla who is in love with Charizard. Rocket find a bowl in a Dragon Shrine which upsets Dragonite and causes a fire in a field. So Ash, Leeza and Clair set to put out the fire to save wild Pokemon. After the fire is put out, TR is greatful that they were saved from the fire. Dragonite is under an attack rage and starts attacking Clair, Ash and the gang. This leads to a battle between Dragonair and Charizard versus Dragonite which ends his attack rage.

Better Eight Than Never

Ash's final battle with Clair has finally started! Clair starts off with using Kingdra, and Ash uses Snorlax, whom he got from Professor Oak's lab the earlier day. Snorlax's tummy absorbs Kingdra's blows, but it's still a pretty even battle until Snorlax wins. Clair's Gyarados uses Dragon Breath to paralyze Snorlax and it's defeated. Pikachu's Agility and Thunderbolt cause it to beat it. Then Clair brings out her most powerful pokemon, Dragonair. Pikachu is easily overcome. Charizard steams Dragonair's pool away and when it uses Seismic Toss, Dragonair uses Dragon Rage to win. But Charizard still isn't out, and as another Seismic Toss/Dragon Rage attack come, Charizard uses Flamethrower to heat the ST and finally defeat Dragonair. Ash has won the Rising Badge, and FINALLY all of his Johto badges. Charizard flies off with Lara.

Why? Wynaut!

Ash plans to go to Newbarktown to register for the Johto Silver Conference now that he has all 8 badges even though the Silver Conference is in 3 months. Team Rocket has plans of their own, they decide to steal Ash's badges for money or to enter the Conference themselves. They are successful in stealing his badges and run away with them. Meanwhile, Wobbuffet meets a Wynaut in the woods who steals the badges from Team Rocket. When Ash realizes his loss of badges he goes through the list of the gym leaders he fought to get them. Team Rocket think a Wooper stole the badges, so they try to find one. While Ash tries on his own to try to find the badges. Noctowl and Bayleef find Wynaut and the badges and some berries he has in a box. But when Team Rocket find Bayleef with the badges, they attack Bayleaf and escape with the badges. Claire comes in with Dragonair to chase the Rocket balloon. When Ash gets his badges back he realizes he's missing his Rising badge, Wynaut appears holding the badge. He hands it to Bayleef and escapes without Ash seeing him. Now that Ash has all 8 badges, Claire tells Ash the directions to Newbarktown to register for the Johto League Silver Conference.

Just Add Water

On the road back to New Bark Town, Ash and friends stop for a rest near the ocean. There they spot a sign advertising a synchronized Pokémon swimming event. Close behind is Team Rocket, who quickly hatch a plan to steal all of the Pokémon from the swimming show.

Lapras of Luxury

Ash and friends return to New Bark Town, but before Ash is able to register for the Johto League Championship, Professor Elm sends him on an errand to retrieve a Pokémon egg from a nearby marine Pokémon laboratory. At the laboratory, Ash and friends meet up with a young researcher who uses the supersonic waves from a Lanturn to detect the singing voices of traveling Lapras.

Hatch Me If You Can

Ash receives an egg from Prof. Elm, and as the egg hatches into a Larvitar, Ash must help the shy pokemon find its parents. Unfortunately, Team Rocket has their eye on this rare pokemon.

Entei At Your Own Risk

On their way to Mount Silver, the gang come across a hot spring and meet Nelson who is looking for an Entei. Ash, Misty and Brock decide to release their Pokemon for them to enjoy the hot springs and hot sand. Team Rocket appear pretending to be researchers in order to steal Larvitar. After escaping from Rocket's truck, Nelson and his Misdreavous meet Ash again. Nelson wants to battle Ash, so Ash sends out Phanpy first. While battling, TR steal Misdreavous after they find out how powerful she is. Rocket then steal all the wild Pokemon in the hot spring as well as Brock's Pinco. When Brock chases after it, Pineco evolves into Forretress. After Rocket over-powers their machine, it causes the hot spring to get out of control. But then, Entei's flamethrower saves the spring and blasts TR away. Nelson then tries to catch Entei, but it uses roar to escape.

A Crowning Achievement

Brock leads Ash and Misty toward a beautiful lake he has read about in his guidebook, but when they arrive at its supposed location, they find nothing but a dried-up stream, surrounded by a number of thirsty Slowpoke. Ash and friends spot a Sumo Crown, but are stopped from approaching it by a young girl and her Slowpoke. The girl explains that she and her Slowpoke are researching legends surrounding the Slowpoke and a supposed Slowking.

Here's Looking At You, Elekid

While the gang looks for Larvitar's mother, they run into Casey, to see that her Bayleef has evolved into Meganium. It seems that Casey is after a wild Elekid who is a very good tricker. The group decides to help her find it. Meanwhile, James trades his Victreebell for a Weppinbell and it evolves.

You're A Star, Larvitar!

Ash and friends reach the base of Mount Silver, where they hope to return their Larvitar to its birthplace. On their way, Ash faces a young trainer in Pokémon battle, pitting his Cyndaquil against the trainer's Magby. After the battle, Ash has thoughts about trying to make his Cyndaquil evovle. Following behind, Jessie and James note the trainers and their rare and valuable Pokémon preparing to battle in the Johto Championship. Setting aside their usual plans for capturing Pikachu—they capture Larvitar and many other Pokémon.

Address Unown!

Having finally reached amount Silver, Ash and friends stop momentarily when they discover a lost Unown on their path. Spotting these two rare Pok�n together, Team Rocket decides to kidnap both of them. When this Unown is attacked, however, a defensive instinct leads it to teleport itself into another dimension. Unfortunately, Ash and friends are also caught up in this interdimensional escape.

Mother of All Battles

After many days of travel, Ash and friends finally reach the area where their Larvitar was born. They soon encounter a Tyranitar that they recognize from Larvitar's visions to be its mother. Unfortunately, this Tyranitar mistakes them for the poachers that had stolen her child. Our heroes struggle to convince the mother Tyranitar of their good intentions, but to no avail. Things only get worse when the actual poachers arrive, intent on capturing not only the child, but its mother as well.

Pop Goes The Sneasel

With Larvitar safely back with it's mother, Ash, Misty and Brock proceed to Silver Mountain but are stopped when it is announced that a Sneasel has stolen the Sacred Fire, without which the Silver Conference cannot take place. Despite other trainers returning with hurt Pokemon and severe injuries, Ash is determined to get it back, and is helped by a trainer called Harrison from the land of Hoenn.

A Claim To Flame!

After meeting up with old rival Gary, Ash must fight in a 1-on-1 battle to qualify for the Silver Conference.

Love, Pokémon Style

Having made it through to the preliminaries, Ash must now battle two other trainers in a victory points system and therefore Ash has all his Pokemon sent to him from Professor Oak's lab. Discovering his first opponent is a fire-type trainer, Ash plans on using Totodile and Kingler to defeat her. However, when Kingler is injured and won't be ready for the battle after an accident with a group of Voltorb, Ash realises he is in serious trouble, until Officer Jenny arrives with a surprise for Ash...

Tie One On!

Ash calls on Bulbasaur for his next battle against a trainer named Jackson, who is well known for having a powerful Meganium and a Shiney Magneton.

The Ties That Bind

Ash is about to take on his long time rival, Gary Oak, in the next battle of the Johto League Silver Conference, and he's determined to do everything he can to win. He stays up all night researching strategies and trying to learn more about Gary's Pokémon. Gary has a lot of strong Pokémon, and he trains many different types, so Ash has to pick his team carefully. Gary starts out with Nidoqueen, and Ash uses Tauros. Gary wins the first round, but Ash takes the second. It's going to be a very close match! In round three, it's Ash's Heracross versus Gary's Blastoise.

Can't Beat the Heat!

Our hero is in the middle of the first match of the championship tournament at the Johto League Silver Conference. His opponent is his long time rival – Gary Oak. Each trainer is down one Pokémon, with five to go. Gary's Blastoise is very strong and knocks out Ash's Heracross. Ash isn't surprised – that Blastoise was the Squirtle that Gary got when he first started out as a trainer! Gary recalls Blastoise and the battle continues. Finally, each trainer is down to their last Pokémon. Gary has saved Blastoise till the end – and Ash calls out Charizard! Blastoise has the advantage because it's a Water Type, but Ash is very clever. He uses Charizard's Flame Thrower attack to scorch the battle field, trapping Blastoise. Blastoise uses Hydro Pump to cool off the field, but it backfires. The field becomes all steamy and no one can see. Charizard finishes off the battle with a Seismic Toss. Ash is thrilled to have finally defeated his rival – but his next opponent will be Harrison from Hoenn.

Playing With Fire

Ash is battling Harrison from Hoenn at the Johto League Silver Conference. Pikachu is very excited to be battling, but Harrison's Kecleon knocks Pikachu out in Round 1. It's a close match the whole way through, but one by one Harrison knocks out Totodile, Snorlax, and Noctowl. Ash cleverly guides Bayleef through a rough battle with Harrison's Houndoom. Houndoom is a fire type Pokémon so it has the advantage, but Ash had Bayleef use its Vine Whip attack to close Houndoom's mouth. In the end, Bayleef is able to knock out Houndoom! But Bayleef is no match for Harrison's last Pokémon. Harrison's sixth Pokémon is one that Ash has never seen before – Blaziken. It's a fire type Pokémon and it's at a really high level. Ash has saved Charizard for last.

Johto Photo Finish

Our hero is at the end of a tough battle with Harrison at the Johto League Silver Conference. The winner of this battle will go on to the semi-finals. Each trainer has battled hard and is down to their last Pokémon. Ash is using Charizard. Harrison is also using a high level fire type called Blaziken. Charizard flies up with Blaziken and is in position for a powerful Seismic Toss. After the impact, however, both Pokémon are standing! As Charizard tossed Blaziken down, Blaziken had directed a Flame Thrower attack towards the ground to propel it back up, softening the blow of the impact! Both Pokémon battle well, and it seems like neither will give in, but, in the end, Charizard faints. Harrison continues on into the semi-finals, but is defeated in the next round. After his battle, he tells Ash all about Hoenn and the amazing Pokémon there. As the Silver Conference comes to a close and the gang prepares to leave for Vermillion City, Gary makes a surprising announcement – he's giving up battling. He's decided to become a Pokémon Researcher.

Gotta Catch Ya Later!

With the Johto League Silver Conference behind them, Ash, Brock and Misty head back to Viridian City to relax. Their vacation is cut short when Misty receives an urgent call beckoning her back to Cerulean City to run the gym while her sisters cruise the world. Brock, too, realizes that has things he has to do. After a teary goodbye, Ash returns home to Pallet Town – but soon grows restless for adventure. When his former rival Gary takes off on a new journey, leaving behind all of his Pokémon except Blastoise, Ash starts thinking about his next journey.

Hoenn Alone!

Ash has left all of his Pokémon behind in Pallet Town – except Pikachu – and boarded a ship bound for Littleroot Town in Hoenn. Unfortunately, Team Rocket is on board as well, and they're cooking up a scheme to catch Pikachu once and for all. They nab Pikachu and hop off the boat just as it pulls into a port. Their plan quickly goes awry, and Meowth and Pikachu end up in a bad neighborhood. While Meowth and Pikachu team up to chase off a gang of territorial Haunter, Ash teams up with Officer Jenny to rescue Pikachu before the boat leaves.

Get the Show on the Road

In the land of Hoenn, a girl named May travels to Prof. Birch's lab. She is attacked by a wild ghost pokemon called Duskull. Scared, but unharmed, she travels on her bike to the lab in Littleroot Town. Ash also travels to Littleroot town and signs up for the Hoenn League. Ash arrives in town to discover that Littleroot doesn't have a pokemon center! Ash rushes to the Profesor's lab and talks to one of the assistants. The assistant alerts Prof. Birch and the he assists him. Meanwhile, May arrives at the lab to find that the Prof. isn't there. The assistants tell her that he drove into the woods and she rides after them. In the woods, the prof. tumbles down a cliff and lands on a Pochyena. He is suddenly surrounded by a group of the pokemon and he looks like he is in trouble. Suddenly, May arrives and the prof. tells her to take one of the pokemon out of his bag and use it to battle the Pochyena. She ends up throwing Mudkip. Birch tells Mudkip to do a water gun attack. As May and Prof.Birch find Ash. As the group is about to leave, Team Rocket arrive on the scene in a giant robot. They reintroduce themselves to Ash and let May and the prof. know who they are. Jessie still doesn't care about this mission and James and Meowth do the dirty work as they launch an arm that begins draining Pikachu's energy. However, it accidentely HEALS Pikachu and he uses a super-powered Thunderbolt. Back at the lab, May picks the fire pokemon, Torchic. Prof. Birch gives her a pokedex and she qiuetly says how she really doesn't like Pokemon. May's damaged bike due to Pikachu's thunderbolt makes her angry but she decides to ask Ash if she can go with him on his journey. He says OK and they head over to Oladale town as Ash's journey in Hoenn begins.

A Ruin With a View

Ash is ready to head to Oldale Town to sign up for the Hoenn League. May has offered to show Ash the way in exchange for his company to Oldale Town – which is only fair, seeing as Pikachu destroyed May's bike when it was sick! In Oldale Town, May visits her first Pokémon Center and is amazed with all of its services, and by the ancient ruins next door. Things quickly turn sour when Team Magma, a mysterious band of criminals, shut down the electricity at the Pokémon Center and kidnap Professor Alden in order to invade the ruins. With no electricity, all of the Pokémon are in danger – including May's Torchic. It's up to Ash and May to save the day – and in doing so they uncover mysterious, ancient Pokémon.

There's No Place Like Hoenn

Ash and May have made it all the way to Petalburg City – the first city with a gym. Ash is very excited to take on the gym leader. May seems a little uneasy – perhaps it's because she hasn't yet told Ash that her father, Norman, is the gym leader in Petalburg! When Ash first gets to the gym, he meets May's little brother, Max, who is pretending to be the gym leader. Max knows a lot about Pokémon and can't wait until he's old enough to become a trainer. Once Ash finally meets Norman, he learns that he will need three Pokémon in order to battle at the gym. He only has Pikachu with him. When Norman agrees to an unofficial battle, Ash encounters his first Vigoroth. Ash realizes that he will have to train hard in order to win a badge in Petalburg City. After a quick scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and May are ready to hit the road again. Max has decided to tag along, too!

You Can Never Taillow!

With no other Pokemon but Pikachu, Ash is delighted to find a flock of wild Taillow in Petalburg Woods. He then sets out to capture one of the wild bunch-and gets some help from an old friend.

In The Knicker Of Time!

Brock is ready to travel again and has joined up with Ash, May and Max as the journey on towards Rustboro City. In the forest they encounter a giant Zigzagoon, which they soon realize is actually a trainer in a Zigzagoon suit. Nicholai the Knickerbocker is a trainer that believes in becoming one with Pokémon in order to understand them. While battling, he wears a costume of whichever Pokémon he is using. When not dressed as a Pokémon, he wears knickers in order to be closer to nature. Nicholai is very excited to learn that May is the daughter of the Petalburg Gym leader. He challenges her to a battle and quickly defeats her. Nicholai taunts her for losing, saying that he doesn't think her father will be difficult to beat since she is such an inexperienced trainer. Brock, Ash and May shrug off the defeat and continue on their way, but Max is furious. Without telling anyone, he goes off in search of Nicholai to defend his father's honor.

A Poached Ego!

Our heroes are headed for Rustboro City, where Ash hopes to have his first real gym battle in Hoenn. Team Rocket is making their way along the same path when they stumble upon a cage full of Ekans. Jessie is delighted that their work has been done for them and orders Arbok to attack. Arbok can't manage to attack the helpless Ekans, however, because it remembers when it used to be an Ekans. Jessie is sympathetic. James soon makes a similar concession when they find a cage of Koffing that Wheezing will not hurt. The cages belong to a poacher named Rico who uses his Fearrow and Pupitar to chase off Team Rocket. Team Rocket returns to the scene, now hoping to free the Ekans and Koffing. Things turn dangerous when Rico's Pupitar evolves into a Tyrannitar, and Team Rocket is forced to make the ultimate sacrifice for the Pokémon that they love.

Tree's A Crowd!

Deep in the woods, Ash spies a Treecko. He's wanted to catch a Treecko since he first saw one at Professor Birch's laboratory. He follows the Treecko to an enormous tree that seems to be dying. There, Ash's Treecko has an argument with all of the other Treecko. It seems that Ash's Treecko is very attached to the tree and wants to stay with it, while the rest of the clan wants to move on to a new tree. Ash watches as the lone Treecko struggles to save the tree. He and Pikachu feel badly for the Treecko and try to help. In the end, however, the tree dies and falls. Now that its home is gone, Treecko is ready to make a new home with Ash. He and Pikachu battle, and Ash catches his Treecko!

A Tail With a Twist

Ash's newly caught Treecko may be a bit standoff-ish, but the little green Pokémon is quite a fighter. When Team Rocket sees Treecko knocked down and hurt by a Seviper, they decide that they must have that Seviper. Jessie is very impressed with its "sneaky, snakey ways." Meanwhile, Treecko escapes from the Pokémon Center where Ash brought it to recover. When the gang finds Treecko, it is practicing its attack moves. Again and again, Treecko jumps from the top of a waterfall and tries to break a rock at the bottom with its tail. Ash is very impressed with the rigor of its training. All of Treecko's hard work appears to have paid off – when Team Rocket attacks and catches Pikachu with the help of their new Seviper, Treecko is able to save the day.

Taming of the Shroomish

Ash, May, Brock and Max have arrived at a small city on their way to Rustboro City. Brock decides to stock up on supplies, while Max is eager to go hunting for city dwelling Pokémon. Max soon stumbles upon a very frightened Shroomish who is hiding in an alleyway. Ash, Max, Pikachu and their new Shroomish friend head off to find a Pokémon Center. On their way they pass by a deserted mansion that is being torn down. There, the gang learns that not long ago most of the city was forest and that many, many Shroomish lived in the area. They also learn that strange things are going on at the mansion, and many people believe that it's haunted. A little investigation reveals that the mansion is actually inhabited by all of the Shroomish who used to live in the forest. When the forest was destroyed, they had nowhere else to go. All of the strange noises and smells that the construction workers were hearing were actually the Shroomish! The grandson of the owner decides to tear down the mansion as planned, but to convert all of that land into a forest for the Shroomish.

You Said a Mouthful

En route to Rustboro City, Ash and the gang pass by an unofficial gym boasting the world's most powerful Pokémon. Even though he can't win a badge there, Ash is intrigued and decides to battle the trainer named Anthony and this mysterious Pokémon. The world's most powerful Pokémon turns out to be a Pelipper. Pelipper attacks Ash's Treecko with a Vine Whip. It then attacks Taillow with Flame Thrower. Finally, it attacks Pikachu with a Thunder Attack. Ash and crew are amazed – Pelipper should only have Water and Flying type attacks, but somehow it knows Grass, Fire and Electric type attacks! That's not physically possible! Team Rocket decides that they must have this awesome Pokémon, so they, too, challenge Anthony. This time, however, Anthony panics and the truth comes out. Pelipper has been hiding Poké Balls inside its large beak. Rather than being disappointed, Team Rocket decides that this is an excellent opportunity. They blackmail Anthony and use his Pelipper for a new challenge. This time, trainers will lose their Pokémon if they lose to Pelipper. Team Rocket's latest hoax is very successful at first, and they con many trainers out of their Pokémon, but they soon get carried away. They fill Pelipper's beak up with so many Poké Balls that when Pelipper does a Water Gun attack, all of the Poké Balls spill out!!!

A Bite To Remember!

As our heroes travel on towards Rustboro City, they stumble into a forest filled with many different kinds of Pokémon. It turns out that the area is actually a Pokémon preserve, and it's looked after by a girl named Katrina. Katrina takes care of all of the Pokémon in the area and helps to nurse them back to health when they are sick. Max takes a particular liking to her Poochyena and he's determined to see it evolve before they leave the preserve. All of the Poochyena's companions who were born at the same time have already evolved, but this one Poochyena just doesn't seem ready. Max decides to coach the Pokémon and leads it out into the forest. Team Rocket has followed Max and they decide to play a trick on him to take the Poochyena. They claim to be researchers working on an evolution machine. Max is too smart too be fooled, but that doesn't stop Team Rocket from taking Poochyena. Luckily, Katrina and Ash show up just in time. This time Poochyena gets in on the action, too. That last battle turns out to be just what this little Poochyena needs – it evolves right before Max's eyes!

The Lotad Lowdown

Ash, Pikachu, Brock, May and Max decide to cool off in a picturesque lake en route to Rustboro City. But they're not the only one's splashing around! The lake is actually home to a whole flock of Lotad. The Lotad seem to be having fun with their new friends, but a little girl named Natalie thinks that Ash and crew are out of line. She brings them back to the flower shop which her two older sisters run. There, Ash and the gang learn all about berries and the effects that different berries have on Pokémon. Brock promptly falls in love with the two older sisters, making little Natalie very jealous. In fact, Natalie isn't the only one smitten with Brock – a quirky little Lotad seems to have taken a liking to him as well. Natalie decides to win Brock's affection by finding a Sitrus Berry and she wanders off into the woods. She finds one, but a Beedrill wants it, too! Luckily, Brock arrives in time to save her from the Beedrill. Meanwhile, Team Rocket has decided to catch all the Lotad in the lake and it's up to Brock's quirky Lotad friend and Pikachu to save the day.

All Things Bright and Beautifly!

Rustboro City is on the horizon, but they're not there yet. Ash, Brock, Max and May have just arrived at a Contest Hall. Janet and Chaz, two experienced Pokémon Coordinators, teach the gang all about Contests. Pokémon Contests are different from battles in that it's not the strength of the attack that matters, but the beauty of its execution. Winners get ribbons instead of badges. The gang decides that they want to try entering today's contest, but they're too late. All is not lost, however, because Chaz offers to teach Pikachu the Iron Tail attack. And Janet lets May assist her with during the contest. During the contest, Chaz and Janet both perform really well and make it to the final round. In the end, Janet's Beautifly steals the show! May is really impressed and she's determined to one day enter a contest herself.

Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis Part One

A Pokémon Ranger finds out that a Deoxys is causing geothermal problems.

Gonna Rule the School!

Rustboro City at last! Now that Ash and friends have arrived in Rustboro City, they're taking a moment to sightsee. They bump into a schoolteacher, Roxanne, and her class on a class trip. The kids are about Max's age and one of them, Kenny, is afraid of Pokémon. Roxanne invites the gang back to see the Pokémon Trainer's School. Ash is anxious to get to his gym battle, but Roxanne persuades him to wait. As it turns out, Ash would have had to wait anyway. Roxanne is the gym leader, too! The Pokémon Trainer's School is pretty big and has all kinds of different classes. May is especially interested in a class on Pokémon Contests. Max decides to attend the beginners' class that Kenny is in. He's in the middle of battling the class show-off, Tommy, when the principal comes running in to tell them that the school's Poké Balls have all been stolen. Team Rocket strikes again! Kenny steps in and saves the day by telling Max which attacks will work best, and Tommy cooperates, too. When they work together, the kids are able to defeat Team Rocket and save the Poké Balls. Just to be safe, Roxanne's Geodude sends Team Rocket blasting off again. Now that Ash has seen Roxanne and her Geodude in action, he's really ready for his gym battle!

The Winner By A Nosepass

Pikachu is getting pretty good at its Iron Tail attack and that's a good thing. Ash is finally about to take on Roxanne, the leader of the Rustboro City Gym. He's going to need all the help he can get to take down her Geodude. May, on the other hand, isn't really looking forward to the battle. In fact, she announces that she's not going to be a trainer anymore. She wants to become a Pokémon Coordinator and compete in contests instead. When the battle begins, it doesn't look like Ash has much of a chance. Roxanne's Geodude knocks out Treecko pretty quickly. It's all up to Pikachu. Electric attacks aren't going to help much against a strong Rock Type – but Ash is very clever and Pikachu not only brings down Geodude, but it wipes out Nosepass with its newly perfected Iron Tail Attack. Ash defeats Roxanne and receives his Stone Badge.

Stairway to Devon

Now that he's received a badge from the Rustboro City Gym, Ash is ready to leave Rustboro and head off to Dewford Island for his next gym battle. May has other ideas. She is thrilled to finally be in a big city and wants to do some shopping. Brock agrees, so they decide to stay. Meanwhile, Max is in a state of panic. He accidentally spilled his drink into May's PokéNav and it looks broken. He gets a tip from a strange old man to take the PokéNav to the Devon Corporation building. The man says that since they manufacture the device, they might be able to fix it. Desperate to avoid May's wrath, Max decides to go for it. Once inside, he learns that the strange old man is actually the president of Devon Corp! Max is really excited by all of the interesting projects the company is working on – but it soon becomes clear that there's in an intruder in the building who is after some of those experiments. Ash and crew arrive just in time to help Officer Jenny catch the intruder, but it's actually Team Rocket who end up saving the day!

On A Wingull And A Prayer!

Ash enjoyed meeting the president of Devon Corp. and learning a little about Team Aqua, a dangerous group of evildoers, but now he really wants to get to Dewford Island. Unfortunately, May's map is about 10 years old and they end up in a deserted part of town that used to be the port. From there they can see the new port, but it looks very far away. May goes off to look for someone with a boat and runs into Briney, a retired sailor, and his Wingull, Peeko. Briney offers to take the gang over to Dewford Island, but when she returns with Ash and the gang, Briney seems very angry and says that he has no idea what she's talking about. It's like he doesn't even recognize her. Meanwhile, Officer Jenny swings by and she tells them that Team Aqua is planning to meet up somewhere in the area and to be careful. Brock and May realize quickly that Briney might actually be in trouble – and they're right. A Team Aqua thug – the same one who tried to steal from Devon Corp. - has kidnapped his Peeko and taken his boat. Luckily Briney has another boat that he kept hidden from the thug. They chase after the Team Aqua agent and catch up to him just a few seconds too late. He is able to meet up with a Team Aqua submarine and get away. Luckily, they manage to rescue Peeko and tomorrow they'll head out for Dewford Island.

Sharpedo Attack!

As Mr. Briney takes the gang to the closest Island they are attacked by a gang of Sharpedo and are forced to stay on a deserted island. They must convince the Sharpedo that they do not want to harm them and also protect those same pokemon from Team Rocket.

Brave The Wave

Ash battles in the Dewford Gym but cannot match Gym Leader Brawley and his fighting spirit.

Which Wurmple's Which?

After Ash's defeat at Dewford Gym, the gang decides to rest and fish. After encounters with an Octillery and a Corphish, Team Rocket attacks the gang. After the failed attempt to capture Pikachu, May and Jessie realise that their Wurmples are mixed up and agree to trade them back, but are Team Rocket to be trusted...

A Hole Lotta Trouble

In training for a rematch with Brawley, Ash and co. meet Stephen-the legendary trainer of Hoenn.

Gone Corphishin'

Ash chases down a mysterious Pokemon that keeps assaulting people on Dewford's beach.

A Corphish Out of Water

After Corphish is injured following a Team Rocket encounter, Ash must rush his newest Pokemon to the Dewford Center-which is surrounded by a school of hungry Carvanha.

A Mudkip Mission!

While in training, Ash and the others stumble upon a lake full of Mudkip under the watchful eye of an old man who is the protector of the Mudkip in the lake.

Turning Over A Nuzleaf!

While walking through Granite Cave, the gang stumble upon Loudred in the middle of a long sleep. When it is accidentally woken, the gang are forced to run and find themselves separated from Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Silcoon, Lotad and Corphish. While the worried trainers search, the Pokemon begin to fight among themselves until they find themselves attacked by a group of Nuzleaf.

A Three Team Scheme

Ash and his friends accidentally stumble upon another Pokemon Trainer's Secret Base. Meanwhile, Team Aqua and Team Magma both attempt to take over the Secret Base and wind up in battle with one another.

Seeing Is Believing

May and Jessie both blissfully await the day when they shall receive a Beautifly. However, Jessie is unaware that she will never have one, because her Wurmple became a Cascoon instead of a Silcoon.

Ready, Willing, and Sableye

Corphish's bad attitude showing no signs of improving, Ash plans to humble it a bit by putting a good scare into it deep inside an abandoned mine. Little does he know, however, Jessie, James, and Meowth have already infiltrated the mine.

A Meditite Fight

Ash and friends get caught in a hurricane and must take a treacherous mountain path to reach safety. Also, Ash meets up with an apprentice of Gym Leader Brawley, who is in preparation for the upcoming re-match.

Just One of The Geysers

Ash's long-awaited rematch with Brawly of the Dewford Gym finally arrives. For the location, Brawly selects a secret sparring area he has hidden on a nearby island. Above and beyond this gym leader's ability and powerful Pokemon, the battlefield itself presents many unique challenges, most notably a huge geyser that erupts into the air without warning.

Abandon Ship

Ash and friends foil a Team Rocket kidnapping scheme on the high seas, but are then left high and dry themselves when Team Rocket's boat breaks down. Drifting with the tide, they eventually come to rest against an abandoned ship. On board, they meet one of the ship's original passengers, who has returned to search for the Marshtomp he was separated from when the ship first ran aground.

Now That's Flower Power

As May prepares for the upcoming Pokemon Contest, a retired Pokemon Coordinator passing by compliments her on her battling skills. On hearing that she is preparing for her first contest, he invites her and her friends to his home, where he keeps some items that could prove helpful to May's performance.

Having A Wailord Of A Time

Impressed at how well they had raised their own Pokemon, Nurse Joy enlists Ash and Max to babysit the Treecko, Mudkip, and Torchic awaiting a Pokemon trainer just about to begin her first journey. The Torchic proves to be the most rambunctious of the group, and when Ash sends several of his Pokemon to gently coax it into obedience, he inadvertently causes the troublesome chick to evolve into a Combusken.

Win, Lose or Drew!

May and the others arrive in Slateport City, where she can compete in her first contest. Also compeating is May's new rival, Drew and a young man named Robert who uses Milotic.

The Spheal of Approval

Having at long last completed her Pokemon Contest, May suggests a day of recreation in Slateport City before moving on. While she and Brock shop in the city's famous market district, Ash and Max check out a local oceanic museum. What should have been a day of leisure, however, turns into one battle after another as both Team Rocket and Team Magma storm the very same museum in search of a rare rock discovered on the ocean floor.

Jump for Joy!

While cutting through a mountain pass, Ash and friends decide to stop into the local Pokemon Center for directions. Imagine their surprise when they discover it vacated, with no sign of Nurse Joy. The plot thickens when they take it upon themselves to investigate and discover security camera footage of a Shriftry immobilizing Joy with Stun Spore before carrying her off. Their only clue as to Joy's location is a mysterious entry on Shriftry in the Pokedex, indicating that these Pokemon inhabit only trees that are over 1000 years old.

A Different Kind of Misty

When Ash and friends get lost in a dark and foggy mountain pass, the first people they meet are Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket, fresh from their latest heist. Ash and friends manage to recover the stone the trio had stolen from a nearby lighthouse, but only in time to be themselves mistaken for the thieves.

A Poké-Block Party

The gang finally reach Mauville City, however Ash's Gym battle is forced to wait as the gang see an advert for a Pokemon Trick House, offering anyone who makes it through wih a lifetime supply of Pokéblocks. May is eager to win the prize, so the gang decide to enter, and meet up with a girl and her Whismur. But when Jigglypuff decides to perform her song, things may get complicated for the gang, and Team Rocket too.

Watt's With Wattson

Ash's third Gym battle with the electric master Wattson is full of surprises when, after an encounter with a robotic Raikou, Pikachu wins the match alone with super-charged Thunderbolts. However Ash's joy at receving the badge disappears when Pikachu turns ill, and a depressed Wattson leaves Mauville City convinced he is a weak Gym Leader.

What You Seed Is What You Get!

The gang begins on a journey to Fallabor Town, so May can compete in another Contest. In a field on rare Watmel Berries, Ash battles with the protecter of the Watmels to strengthen his Treeko and make it learn new abilities.

Love At First Flight

While resting next to a lake, the gang spot a Volbeat and an Illumise practising for an upcoming dance contest. However a practice session goes wrong and Illumise suddenly vanishes.

Let Bagons Be Bagons!

While walking through a mountainous area, the gang encounter a Bagon, who is attempting to realize its life long dream to fly in the skies.

The Princess and the Togepi!

Misty arrives in Hoenn, however her reunion with Ash and Brock is cut short when an evil Colonel kidnaps Togepi with the help of Team Rocket.

A Togepi Miracle! (aka The Togepi Mirage)

Cornered by Colonel Hanson and Team Rocket, the gang are amazed when they see Togepi's amazing power in defending them. After escaping, Togepi takes the gang to a dimension populated by unhappy Togepi which has caused the land to grow weak. However when Misty's Togepi is captured by Hanson in order for him to rule the Mirage Island, it leads to a confrontation during which Togepi undergoes the ultimate transformation...

Candid Camerupt!

After collapsing in a hot area, the gang find themselves in the company of the Winstrate family, all of whom are avid Pokemon trainers whose son Vito has left to become the Hoenn champion. Soon the whole gang are challenged to battle the various family members. Meanwhile Vito unwittingly joins forces with Team Rocket in their plans to capture Pikachu...

I Feel Skitty!

While training for the Pokemon contest in Fallabor Town, May encounters a Skitty, a Pokemon known for it's cuteness. While determined to add Skitty to her team, May notices that Skitty is upset at having lost it's scent and listening to Brock's advice, takes it to a Pokemon Aromatherapy centre. However it isn't long until Team Rocket have their eye on Skitty, while Meowth falls in love with the cute Pokemon.

Zigzag Zangoose

Still on the way to Fallabor Town, Ash and friends encounter their friend Nicolai, who now has a Zangoose in his team. However Team Rocket attack during the battle, but the plan to capture Pikachu is forgotten when Zangoose and Seviper begin a fierce battle stemming from animosity between the two species. When Zangoose is injured, Nicolai tends to his injured Pokemon, while Jessie turns Pokemon trainer to Seviper for the inevitable rematch...

Maxxed Out!

Stopping at a Pokemon Centre on their way to Fallabor Town, the gang are surprised when a kid enters who looks like an older version of Max (they even have the same name). While the two boys don't get on at first, they are forced to work together to stop Team Rocket from catching Surskit, a Bug/Water Pokemon which can glide across water.

Pros and Con Artists

The gang have finally arrived in Fallabor Town so May can compete in her next contest. May is excited about the prospect of her Beautifly winning the competition and a ribbon, while all Brock wants to do is meet the female coordinators. However the gang encounter Grace, another competitor in the contest who is going to use her Medicham, known for it's fighting and psychic abilities. Things become even more intense when May's rival Drew turns up with his Roselia announcing he is to enter as well...

Come What May

The contest begins, and May is more determined to win than ever. With Ash, Brock and Max cheering her on, May and Beautifly soon find themselves progressing to the battle rounds against Drew and his Roselia, Grace and her Medicham and a disguised (and cheating!) Jessie from Team Rocket and her Dustox.

Cheer Pressure!

With the Contest in Fallabor Town over, the gang are now headed to Lavaridge Town so Ash can battle for his next Gym Badge. However they soon re-encounter Kazuchi, who taught his Plusle and Minun the Helping Hand attack and as a result was invited to join a group of cheerleaders. Soon the gang are in the company of said cheerleaders and thier leader, but it seems this group aren't fair when it comes to Pokemon battles...

Game Winning Assist!

After escaping a group of angry Slugma, Ash and Co. find themselves in a meadow populated by Numel. After befriending the meadow owner, the gang stay at her cabin, and May learns that her rebellious Skitty knows Assist, which allows it to borrow an attack from another Pokemon in May's team. However Skitty's new ability is put to the test when Team Rocket arrive to steal the Numel.

Fight For The Meteorite!

Needing to pass Mt. Chimney to reach Lavaridge Town, Ash and friends begin their journey over the mountain in a cable car. However Team Magma arrive in order to steal a meterorite that recently landed there from the local Professor. When Team Aqua also arrive to get the meteorite and disable the in-transit cable car, Ash manages to escape and decides to try and save the meterorite from the duelling rivals.

Poetry in Commotion!

Ash and Co. reach Lavaridge Town where they meet Flannery, the Gym Leader. Having just inherited the Gym from her Grandfather days earlier and determined to prove her abilities, she is just as eager as Ash to battle, but the Gym's battlefield is full of holes and therefore cannot be used. Deciding to help, the gang are soon hard at work filling the holes, however Team Rocket are standing by ready to snatch one of Flannery's Pokemon, a Torkoal that they can give to Giovanni!

Going, Going, Yawn

Ash and Flannery begin their long-awaited Gym battle, with Ash beginning with Corphish and Flannery starting with her newly-evolved Magcargo. With Flannery desperate to prove herself as a worthy Gym Leader, Ash has to hope that his Pokemon are strong enough to defeat her.

Going for a Spinda

With their adventures in Lavaridge Town over, the gang decide to head back through Mauville City to Petalburg City so Ash can re-challenge Norman to a proper Gym battle. Ash, rememebering Pikachu being beaten up by Vigaroth, is eager to get back to prove himself as a worthy trainer. Before they get too far, however, the gang encounter a group of Spinda, a Pokemon known for having unique markings on their face. Soon they are helping a girl find a Spinda which has a heart-shaped mark on its face, and Team Rocket are looking for the same one to use as bait for Pikachu...

All Torkoal, No Play

Continuing towards Mauville City, the gang enter Steel Valley, which is home for Steel Pokemon. Before they get too far, however, the gang encounter a Torkoal under attack by Magnemite and a Skarmory. Having wandered into the valley due to it's love of rocky landscapes, the Pokemon that live there have tried to get it to leave. Realizing the pain it's gone through Ash becomes determined to help Torkoal stand up to the other Pokemon. However, unknown to the gang, a Steelix also lives in the valley...

Manectric Charge

Having reached Mauville City, the gang decide to visit Wattson at his Gym. However, when neither he or his assistant are there, the group go exploring and come across a carnival run by Team Rocket. Just as Team Rocket succeed in stealing the gang's Pokemon, Wattson appears and uses Electrike to fight Jessie, James and Meowth into blasting off, which causes the Pokemon to evolve into Manectric. With them out of the way, Ash challenges Wattson to a battle against his newly-captured Torkoal...

Delcatty Got Your Tongue

The gang are now headed to Verdanturf Town so May can compete in her next contest, however it isn't long before they fall into one of Team Rocket's classic pitfall traps. While the group are able to send TR blasting off, May's Skitty accidentally breathes in a lot of Ash's Torkoal's smoke and becomes unwell. With no Pokemon Centre around, the gang end up in a Pokemon spa, run by a legendary Pokemon co-ordinator known for winning many contests with her Skitty, which has since evolved into a Delcatty. While she starts teaching May about contests, Team Rocket plan to steal both Skitty and Delcatty for Giovanni.

Disaster of Disguise

While preparing to enter the Verdanturf Contest with Skitty, May and the others are amazed when they encounter her rival Drew who announces that he is not going to enter as his Roselia is injured after a battle with a Dusclops belonging to a masked trainer. Soon the gang encounter the Masked Co-ordinator and Ash begins a battle with Pikachu Vs. Dusclops, but when a woman appears looking for her lost son, the Masked Co-ordinator flees, and the gang and drawn into the mystery of his identity...

Disguise Da Limit

May is preparing for her third contest, and is nervous about entering, despite her Skitty's confidence. Meanwhile Kimimaro (the Phantom Co-ordinator from the previous ep) escapes from his mother and shows up to enter as well with his Dusclops, while Jessie from Team Rocket enters with her Dustox again. When the contest starts, while Kimimaro and Jessie are able to get off good opening appeals, May's Skitty has trouble with it's newly-learnt Blizzard and ends up getting a lower score than the two, making her think she won't progress to the battle rounds. Meanwhile, Kimimaro's mother has discovered where he is and is on her way to the contest to remove her son...

Take The Lombre Home

The gang are now back on the road to the Petalburg City Gym so Ash can battle Norman for his fifth badge, but before long the gang get thirsty and decide to look for water. During the search, Brock's Lotad accidentally falls down a well. After being recovered, Lotad surprises everyone by evolving into Lombre. Soon, Lombre is approached by a woman requiring Lombre's help chasing a Solrock the gang encontered earlier out of her town so the recent drought will end.

True Blue Swablu

While walking through a forest, the gang come across a large amount of debris caused by a recent storm trapping an injured Swablu. Determined to help the Pokemon return to it's flock, May begins to care for the flying Pokemon and develops a bond with it. Meanwhile Team Rocket notice Swablu and immediately begin working out how to capture it...

Gulpin It Down

While enjoying a picnic in the harbour area of a city, the gang are curious when some of their food goes missing, but this is overshadowed when a state-of-emergency is declared. The gang learn that the city has been besieged by a large group of Gulpin, a Pokemon known for it's large appetite. The gang agree to help get rid of the group, not realizing it's going to lead to a super-sized battle between one of the Gulpin and Ash's Treecko!

Exploud and Clear

The gang are nearing Petalburg City and Ash is excited about his rematch against Norman. However during a picnic, Ash notices his Treecko isn't very happy due to it's recent defeat during it's super-sized battle with a Gulpin. However before Ash can help it feel better, a Loudred rampages through the area followed by it's trainer Gai. While he is able to calm Loudred down, Gai is worried as since it evolved from Whismur, it's become increasingly disobedient. Ash and Gai decide to have a Pokemon battle, Ash using his Treecko and Gai using Loudred, but the battle takes a very unexpected turn when Treecko evolves into Grovyle and Lordred evolves into Exploud, which promptly takes off on another rampage. While the gang look for the Pokemon, Team Rocket decide to get it first to give to Giovanni!

Dancing Battle! Ludicolo!

The gang decide to settle down for a picnic, and Ash takes the opportunity to introduce his newly-evolved Grovyle to his other Pokemon. While Taillow and Torkoal are happy to have him on the team, Corphish becomes worried that Ash will now favor Grovyle over the others given it's higher stage, especially when Grovyle manages to get fruit off a tree easily and fend off a Team Rocket attack. However the crisis is interrupted by a Ludicolo and it's bongo-playing trainer, who challenge Ash to a match. Ash decides that, since Corphish looks desperate for a battle, he should let it. However things don't go well and Corphish is easily beaten, which makes it feel worse and causes it runs off. While walking through the forest, Corphish finds the Ludicolo and it's trainer, but when Team Rocket attempt to capture the two, it's up to Corphish to save the day!

Papa Is Idol!? False Gym Leader!

The gang have arrived in North Petalburg, a suburb of the main city, and are amazed when they discover that Norman is an idol to everyone who lives there, and May and Max are soon mobbed by Norman fans. While May delightfully shows off her Beautifly and Skitty, Ash also runs into fans of Norman who, after hearing that Ash is planning to challenge the Gym Leader, keep challenging Ash to battle after battle, which exhausts most of his Pokemon and when the crown encourage May to battle him, it leads to a showdown between Ash's Taillow and May's Torchic. Meanwhile, after hearing of Norman's popularity Jesse, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet decide to dress up as Norman, Caroline, May and Max in order to sell autographs and get away with the money...

Petalburg Gym Crisis! Household Crisis!

The gang have finally arrived back in Petalburg City, and while May and Max are reunited with Caroline, Ash encounters Norman in the Pokemon Centre, where he is deep in conversation with Nurse Joy. Meanwhile, May begins to tell her mother about her journey, but Caroline gets angry when May mentions her Beautifly, and it turns out that Norman and Nurse Joy have been spending a lot of time together, and Caroline is worried that her husband could be having an affair (yes, you read that right!). While this is all going on, Ash encounters the Vigoroth that defeated Pikachu, as well as Slakoth and Slaking which also belong to Norman, and naturally, Team Rocket want to get thier hands on them...

Petalburg Gym Battle! Five Badges!

Having already won four badges during his adventures in Hoenn, Ash finally starts his long-awaited rematch with Norman, except this time it is an official Gym Battle with a Balance Badge on the line! Ash begins with Pikachu while Norman starts with a fast Slakoth which Pikachu is unable to hit, and after receivng a bit of damage, Ash is forced to change to Torkoal to counter Slakoth's Blizzard attack. With Norman's Vigoroth and Slaking still to come, and Max rooting for his father to win, can Ash defeat the toughest Gym Leader he's faced so far...

Professor Oak and Professor Birch! Secret Base Battle!

Fortree City is the location of the next Gym, so this is the gang's destination, however they soon meet up with Professor Birch, who si on his way to Littleroot Town's harbour where he is to pick up Professor Oak who is visiting Hoenn. Ash and Brock decide to join him while May and Max go to Birch's lab. At the lab May and Max meet up with Birch's assistant who shows them a new batch of starters, and then Professor Oak (who has made his own way to the lab) turns up. Max is overjoyed to meet his idol, and Oak lets him meet a Bulbasaur, Charamnder and Squirtle. However soon Team Rocket turn up and nab all six starters and take them to their Secret Base. With Ash, Brock and Birch still waiting at the narbour, it's up to May, Max and Oak to rescue them!

Tag Battle! Ash VS May?!

After starting the long road to Fortree City, Ash and May are challenged to a Tag Battle, which involves two trainers against another two and each trainer using one of their Pokemon. The match is Corphish & Skitty vs. Nidoking & Nidoqueen. However the match doesn't go well, with Corphish and Skitty attacking each other rather than their opponents, leading Ash and May to fall out. They get a chance to settle their rivalry when they encounter Team Rocket, who are also arguing after losing to the same couple. Soon, the match is Ash & James vs. May & Jessie, with both teams determined to win...

King of the Forbidden Forest, Venusaur!

While walking through a dark forest, a Skarmory attacks the gang. When Skitty pops out it's Pokeball, May rushes to save it and ends up being carried off by the Steel Bird Pokemon, carrying her over a huge fence and dropping her off in a grassy area. While there, May encounters a Bulbasaur and becomes friends with it, but is soon attacked by other Grass Pokemon whom are extremely distrustful of humans. Meanwhile Ash, Brock and Max appeal to the Forest's protectors to allow them entry to rescue May, and when they are disallowed, the three decide to sneak in and save their friend...

Regaining the Pokeballs! Bulbasaur and Bulbasaur!

While walking through a small city, May decides to let her Bulbasaur out of it's Pokeball to see life outside of the forest, but the curious Pokemon soon gets into trouble and May nearly loses her newest Pokemon. While at the Pokemon Centre, Ash decides to have his Bulbasaur transferred to him for the day in order to play with and teach May's Bulbasaur how to behave. However Team Rocket has tampered with the transfer machine, and Ash ends up with an empty Pokeball while the one containing Ash's Bulbasaur is taken by Team Rocket who try and make a speedy getaway. Luckily the Pokeball containing Ash's Bulbasaur is dropped, but Team Rocket still have Pokemon belonging to other trainers and it's up to Ash, May, Brock, Max and the two Bulbasaurs to get them back...

Showdown! Fishing Master and the Giant Whiscash!

While resting by a lake, Ash decides to polish his Badge Case and remembers all the Gym Battles he's so far had in Hoenn, when suddenly a larger than normal Whiscash, a Water-Ground type Pokemon jumps out and eats the case. Determined to get his hard-earned badges back, he dives in but nearly drowns when he is saved by a Fishing Master who has spent years trying to catch the giant Whiscash. Determined to retrieve the badges, Ash and the others start fishing. Meanwhile Team Rocket are also trying to get a hold of the same Whiscash (figuring if they capture it, they will get both a new Pokemon and a bunch of badges) but things go crazy when a Feebas bites onto Jesse's hair...

Baltoy and the Ruins in the Mist!

After becoming separated from his friends in a dense mist, Ash comes across a Baltoy spinning dangerously close to the edge of a cliff. After saving the Pokemon, Ash meets it's trainer Kuruyo who is looking for a fabled treasure that lies nearby. Always eager for an adventure, Ash and Pikachu agree to help, but the quest is interrupted when Team Rocket try to snag Pikachu (as usual). However, a mysterious woman appears and after sending Team Rocket blasting off with her Xatu, explains that she too has a Baltoy which has become trapped in a cavern, and if she helps to release it, then she will show Kuruyo how to find the treasure...

Formidable Enemy!? Mother Coordinator Enters!

The gang enter Ruiboso Town, and May is delighted to see that a Pokemon Contest is due to begin the next day. Deciding to enter, May meets up with Drew, who is also entering with his new Masquerain, but Drew is soon surrounded by a lot of female admirers (sounds a bit like Gary) which makes May feel a little jealous. However, the jealously is forgotten when she also gets a group of fans approach her. Tsukiko, the head of the group, explains that they saw May in the Verdanturf Contest and that she will be entering this contest with her Lairon and Flareon, making May realise she's got a new rival. Deciding to enter Bulbasaur in the contest, May and Tsukiko have a practice battle when Team Rocket appear. It seems that Jessie has attempted to enter Dustox in the contest, but she can't as she doesn't meet the entry requirement of a Ribbon, so she's gonna steal one instead...

Pokemon Contest! Ruibosu Tournament!

It's Contest Day in Ruiboso Town and May is as determined as ever to win, and with her victories in Fallabor and Verdanturf Town she is extremely confident. After May uses Beautifly in the Appeal rounds (participants are allowed to use different Pokemon for the Appeal and the Battle Rounds), she easily passes the qualifiers with Drew and Tsukiko. However, as she prepares for the Battle Rounds against Lairon, Ash warns her that Bulbasaur might not be ready, since it's never actually been in a battle before but May is confident in it's abilities, but is she being a bit overconfident, especially since the winner of the match will face Drew and his Masquerain in the final...

Spoink's Lost Object!?

Continuing the trek to Fortree City, Ash and the gang come across a Spoink, a Psychic-Type Pokemon. However, this Spoink is upset after losing the Pearl it keeps on top of it's head. After Spoink tries putting a couple of round Pokemon on it's head (including an Igglybuff and a Voltorb), the Pearl is found, however Team Rocket, working with renewed vigor after Giovanni threatened to replace them, steal the Pearl. After coming across a fair, James is approached by the same Magikarp Salesman who has made his life a misery in the past and offers to trade Feebas for the Pearl. After discovering Feebas evolves into Milotic, the most beautiful of Pokemon, Jessie, James and Meowth eagerly agree. However, when they let their new Feebas have a swim in a nearby river, they discovered the Feebas is just a Magikarp painted with a Feebas colors, meaning they have been swindled yet again (when will they learn?)! After Ash and the others hear what's happened, they realise that, in order to get Spoink's Pearl back, they need to find the Magikarp Salesman before Team Rocket do!

Beginning Challenge! Sky Match - PokeRinger!

While walking through a mountainous and windy area, Ash and his friends notice a boy training his Swablu to carry rings, however when Swablu gets knocked out of the sky, Ash thinks fast and uses Taillow to save it. The boy, whose name is Kaito, explains that he is practicing for the PokeRinger tournament, a competiton where Flying Pokemon have to grab a ring suspended in mid-air and get it back to the finish before it's opponents. Hearing that the registration for contestants is still open, Ash excitedly decides to enter with Taillow while May enters with Beautifly. Also entering is James, with Jessie's Dustox, since he trained to be a PokeRinger as a child and is determined to win without cheating. As the competition starts, Ash is dismayed when he drawn into the same group as last year's champion Volt, an arrogant trainer who uses his Volbeat's electric attacks to win. However, when Taillow is able to win the first round, knocking Volt out, Ash becomes even more determined to win. Meanwhile, James manages to knock May and Beautifly out of the competition, and begins to think he has a chance too!

The Mansion of Shuppet!

Alas, it is just another day in the life of Team Rocket, as they make a landing following a recent blast off, except this time they all have Afro-Hairstyles courtesy of Pikachu's Thunderbolt! Whilst arguing amongst themselves whose fault their latest trip through the skies was, they notice a huge mansion... so naturally they decide to rob the joint. Meanwhile Ash and the gang have their own Afro's, but while they continue the road to Fortree City, a rainstorm starts up, and while it puts their hair back to normal, they have to find shelter, and come across the same mansion. After entering May and Max have yet another argument, but when Max goes missing May and the others need to find him, not realising he's made friends with one of the mansion's inhabitants, a friendly Shuppet!

The Forests Fighting King! Combusken Vs. Breloom!

While having a picnic in one of Hoenn's many forests, Ash's Corphish and May's Torchic get into a huge scrap when Corphish, having eaten it's own, decides to take Torchic's food for itself. While the two fight, Team Rocket spot an easy opportunity for food when they see a bunch of Shroomish carrying apples, but when they attempt to steal the apples, a group of the Shroomish suddenly evolve into Breloom and chase Jesse, James and Meowth into Ash's camp, where the grass type Pokemon send everyone blasting off (Ash and friends too!). Upon landing, the group have been separated into five smaller groups containing Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Swellow in one, Jesse and James in another, May and Mudkip in the third, Max and Meowth in the fourth and Corphish and Torchic (who are still angry with each other) in the last. It's up to the groups to ifnd each other before the angry Breloom do!

Castform and the Weather Research Institute

Nearing Fortree City, Ash and the gang are caught in a sudden snowstorm. When the storm disappears as suddenly as it came, the group discover that it was the work of a Castform, a Unique Pokemon which has the ability to change it's type and form along with the weather. This Castform belongs to the local Weather Research Institute, where the resident scientists study weather conditions. However the gang's tour around the complex is interrupted when Commander Isabel from Team Aqua (whom the group previously encountered on Dewford Island and Mt. Chimney) attacks the Institute attempting to get a hold of the data hoing it will lead her to the location of the legendary Pokemon that Team Aqua have been hoping for and it's up to Ash and Co. to stop the data from falling into such dangerous hands...

Fortree City's Feather Carnival

The gang have reached Fortree City, and Ash is determined to finally challenge the local Gym Leader. Heading straight for the Gym, Ash is disappointed to learn that Winona, the Gym Leader, is away for the day at Fortree's Feather Carnival, a celebration of Flying Pokemon (which is the type Winona specializes in). Proceeding to the main part of the city, the gang notice the inhabitants unique way of living in treehouses, and also find Winona giving kids rides on her giant Skarmory, and May decides she wants a go too. Meanwhile, Team Rocket encounter the Magikarp Salesman again, where he offers James a chance to buy a Chmiecho, a very unique Pokemon which has soothing tones. James, obviously having forgotten the million other times he's been swindled by this guy, happily accepts, until it turns out to be a Hoppip dressed as a Chimecho (surprise surprise!). However James anger quickly fades when he encounters a genuine Chimecho and makes it his own. With a new Pokemon in their squad, Team Rocket plan to use Chimecho's Heal Bell attack to capture Pikachu...

Fortree City! Battle In The Sky

After the excitement of the Feather Carnival, Ash is more than ready for his sixth Gym Battle. Ash decides to begin with Grovyle, while Winona begins with Altaria, a Flying/Dragon type. Despite the type disadvantage, Grovyle's speed is able to get the better of Altaria's power and is able to defeat it. Winona then decides to send out Pelipper, and Ash recalls Grovyle for some rest and sends out Pikachu, which has a double type advantage. However when Pikachu tries a Thunderbolt, Pelipper is able to channel it into the ground using Steel Wing. After a furious shooting battle, Pikachu and Pelipper knock each other out. Down to her last Pokemon, Winona sends out her Swellow, which is Shiny and therefore has higher stats. With a weakened Grovyle and his own Swellow, can Ash defeat Winona and win a Feather Badge?

The Film Riding on Camerupt

Ash is admiring his newly acquired Feather Badge that just recently won and they find out the next gym is in Mossdeep City but decide to stop at Lilycove City on the way.On their way they see a man struggling with a Camerupt that has equipment on it's back Ash and Co. manage to get the Camerupt out of the water and they find out from the man that Camerupt was carrying film equipment for movies.Meanwhile in the bushes Team Rocket plans to steal the movies and the Camerupt and give them to Giovanni...

Mystery! Pokemon From Space?

A meteor falls from the sky the and lands on Earth.The PMC hear this and go out to check the meteor.They build a machine and blast the meteor with a missile to get samples.The meteor starts to glow and a Lunatone comes out of it.They try to catch the Lunatone but it stuns them with its Psychic powers and escapes to a town neary.Meanwhilw Ash and Co. have arrived in the same town Lunatone went to.While Team Rocket heard the meteor and are in the bushes thinking to get the meteor and give it to Giovanni...

The Snorlax in Slakoth's Garden

Ash and Co. are one the way to Lilycove when they notice a sign. It's a sign for a banana garden.Max wants to go in because there are Slaktoh in there.They find the gate to the place locked but go in anyway.When they go in they find the place empty.Then they feel shaking on the ground and then it suddenly cracks open.Just as it cracks open a young man saves them and brings them to the reception office.They find out from the guy that a Snorlax is eating all the bananas and scaring the Slakoth.Then Team Rocket notice the Snorlax so they plan to capture it and bring it to the boss.

Pikachu, Joining Team Rocket?!

Nearing Lilycove City, Ash and the gang soon come across Team Rocket who, as usual, try to capture Pikachu using one of their shock-proof mechas. However, they don't get very far when it starts to sink into the ground and, before long, it explodes, sending Team Rocket blasting off, but the explosion is so large it sends Ash and the others blasting off too (strange, they don't get blasted off at all for years, and then they get blasted off twice within two months...). The groups are separated and when Mewoth lands with Pikachu, he is overjoyed to find Pikachu has amnesia, and starts to tell Pikachu that he is a part of Team Rocket! While the two Pokemon start to look for Jesse and James, Ash, May, Max and Brock start looking for Pikachu. However will they find him before Meowth completely turns him against his friends?

Arrival in Lilycove City!

The gang have arrived in Lilycove City, however while it is simply intended to be a quick rest stop quickly turns into an extended stay when May find out that a contest is due to start soon. While walking through the city, Pikachu catches the scent of Pokeblocks and leads the gang to them, where they meet Kanata, another contest entrant who owns the Psychic Pokemon Grumpig. After learning a lot about Berries and how to blend them, May decides that, since both Beautifly and Skitty have already won contests and Bulbasaur isn't quite ready, she should enter Combusken into the Lilycove Contest. Meanwhile, while May is busy, Ash decides to take the opportunity to teach his Swellow Aerial Ace...

Pokemon Contest! Lilycove Tournament

The gang finally arrives at Lilycove City.When they sit down to rest May sees a poster for a Pokemon Contest.She finds out they're having it tomorrow and the group starts moving. Pikachu runs off and when they find Pikachu they see him at a berry stand.At the berry stand they see a young girl arguing with a man.Before they get to check it out a guy comes offering free samples of berries.Then they see the young girl strugling with a bag of berries she drops the berries but before they hit the ground her Grumpig lifts up the berries with it's Psychic before they hit the ground.Meanwhile Team Rocket plans to steal Grumpig.

The Referee School Island

With their stay in Lilycove over, Ash and the gang must now catch a ferry to Mossdeep City so Ash can compete in the next Gym. However, in their hurry the gang accidentally catch the wrong boat and end up on Banba Island instead. Deciding to head into the City to find another way to Mossdeep, the gang enounter Jimmy, an up-and-coming Pokemon Referee who owns an Ivysaur, Charmeleon and Wartortle. Jimmy takes them to the Referee School (they must have a school for everything in Hoenn!) where Ash and Brock have a Double Battle. Afterwards Jimmy explains that he started with a Squirtle, and after catching Ivysaur and Charmeleon, he attempted to be a great battler and win Gym Badges in Kanto, but the only one he won was the Cascade Badge from Cerulean... and that was for just cleaning the place for Misty's sister Daisy! While Ash and the gang try to encourage him, Team Rocket plan on steal Jimmy's Pokemon...

Regaining the Home Advantage!

Short and To the Punch!

A Marathon Rivalry!

Yes, in Dee Dee It's Dawn

Playing the Performance Encore!

Fighting Ire with Fire!

Piplup, Up and Away!

Flint Sparks the Fire!

The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!

Teaching the Student Teacher

Keeping in Top Forme!

Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!

An Elite Coverup!

Dawn of a Royal Day!

With the Easiest of Grace!

Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!

Last Call, First Round!

Opposites Interact!

Coming Full Festival Circle!

A Grand Fight for Winning!

For the Love of Meowth!

The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!

Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!

Bucking the Treasure Trend!

An Old Family Blend!

League Unleashed!

Casting a Paul on Barry!

Working on a Right Move!

Familiarity Breeds Strategy!

A Real Rival Rouser!

Battling a Thaw in Relations!

The Semi-Final Frontier

The Brockster Is In!

Memories are Made of Bliss!

In the Shadow of Zekrom

Enter Iris and Axew!

A Sandile Gusher of Change

The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!

Triple Leaders, Team Threats

Dreams by the Yard Full

Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!

Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!

The Bloom Is on Axew!

A Rival Battle for Club Champ!

A Home for Dwebble

Here Comes the Trubbish Squad

Minccino–Neat and Tidy

A Night in the Nacrene City Museum

The Battle According to Lenora

Rematch at the Nacrene Gym

Scraggy–Hatched to Be Wild

Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest

A Connoisseur's Revenge!

Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!

The Lost World of Gothitelle!

A Venipede Stampede

Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!

Emolga the Irresistible!