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Pokemon Episodes 21 to 30
#21 BYE BYE BUTTERFREE

Following a path that will lead them to Saffron City, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu
arrive at a range of cliffs that overlook the sea. Every year, swarms of Butterfree
gather at this spot to pick their mates before crossing the ocean to lay their eggs.
Ash and his friends join other Pokémon trainers by renting a hot air balloon and
floating among the frolicking insects. Happily, Ash releases his own Butterfree into
the crowded skies. Despite encouragement from Ash and dating tips from Brock, the
little Pokémon can't get the attention of any of the female Butterfree. Just when he
is about to give up, he spies a lovely (for insects, that is) pink Butterfree. She too
rejects Butterfree's advances. It's at this sad moment that Team Rocket makes its
entrance. The villainous trio easily scoops up scores of defenseless Butterfree with a
large net suspended from a helicopter. Luckily, Ash's Butterfree avoids capture. His
valiant efforts to free his comrades catches the notice of the pink Butterfree.
Although Ash is happy that Butterfree has found his mate, he's sadden by the
thought of losing a Pokémon that he has raised from just a baby Caterpie.

#22 ABRA AND THE PSYCHIC SHOWDOWN

Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu become lost in a dark forest on their way to Saffron
City. They encounter a young girl wearing a pretty dress and bouncing a ball. When
Ash tries to get directions from her, she laughs and runs away. Chasing her, Ash
nearly falls to his death when he blunders off the edge of a cliff. Only by releasing
Bulbasaur from his Pokéball at the last second does the trainer provide a means of
escape.

Although the girl is gone, Ash and his friends can now see their destination from this
high vantage point. Before long, they make their way down to the city and are
greeted by two jubilant women in grass skirts. They declare that Ash is the millionth
visitor to Saffron City and that he has won many prizes. In reality, the girls are
Jesse and James. Soon, Team Rocket has trapped the trio and snatched Pikachu.
Just when things seem most dire, the little girl reappears. She obviously possesses
unique Psychic abilities which she uses to rescue Pikachu and free Ash and his
friends.

Later, Ash visits the Saffron City Pokémon Gym. He hopes to win a Marsh Badge by
beating the gym leader Sabrina in a Pokémon battle. It's not too surprising that
Sabrina turns out to be the strange little girl. She agrees to fight Ash, provided he
agrees to one condition: If Ash loses, he and his friends must become toys in her
toy chest for all eternity.

#23 THE TOWER OF TERROR

Following the instructions of the mysterious bearded man who rescued them from
Sabrina's clutches, Ash, Misty, and Brock travel to Lavender City. Ash still wants to
win a Marsh Badge from Sabrina. He now knows that only a Ghost Pokémon can
defeat Sabrina's powerful Psychic Pokémon. The Pokémon Tower in Lavender City is
haunted with Ghost Pokémon. Ash plans to capture one of them to use against
Sabrina.

The three ghosts that "live" in the Tower -- a Gastly, a Haunter, and a Gengar --
aren't really bad. They just enjoy scaring people. They perform their tricks on Team
Rocket and even chase Ash, Misty, and Brock away. But, Ash is determined to
capture one of the ghosts. He and Pikachu re-enter the Tower. How successful are
they? Let's just say that the pair soon find themselves as ectoplasmic members of
the spirit world.

#24 HAUNTER VS. KADABRA

Haunter has decided to join Ash in his battle against Sabrina. This would be a good
thing, if Haunter were dependable. When Ash finally returns to the Saffron City Gym,
Haunter disappears. Ash is forced to retreat, but in the process, Sabrina turns Brock
and Misty into dolls.

Ash and his Pokémon are once again saved by the bearded man, who now reveals
himself as Sabrina's father. He tells the story of how his daughter changed from a
sweet little girl to an emotionless gym leader with advanced psychic powers. Ash
knows that to rescue his friends he'll need to face Sabrina again. He doesn't dare do
that until he can track down Haunter. Although he does eventually find the
mischievous Pokémon, Ash isn't sure that he can depend on Haunter to stick around
once the battle starts. The young trainer may have to rely on his own determination
and a certain feisty electric mouse to defeat Sabrina.

#25 PRIMEAPE GOES BANANAS

Prof. Oak receives an early morning call from Ash. He hasn't heard from the young
trainer since he captured Krabby. Ash brags that he's gotten four badges, but Prof.
Oak informs him that his grandson Gary already has 5 badges. Worse yet, Gary has
captured 30 Pokémon compared to Ash's seven. Dejected, Ash vows to capture just
as many if not more Pokémon.

On the road to Celadon City, Ash, Misty, and Brock encounter a Mankey. This
half-monkey/half-pig is a scrappy little fighter who playfully snatches Ash's Official
Pokémon League cap. When Ash tries to get it back, the Mankey gets angry and
starts thrashing our heroes.

With Ash too weak from fighting the Mankey, Team Rocket seize the opportunity to
grab Pikachu. In the process, Jesse and James inadvertently anger the Mankey
themselves. Full of rage, it evolves into a larger, meaner Primeape. Now everybody
has to fight or run from this crazed creature.

#26 POKÉMON SCENT-SATION!

The first thing that Ash, Misty, and Brock notice when they arrive in Celadon City is
the wonderful fragrance that fills the air. Brock and Misty track it down to a shop that
sells a special perfume manufactured at the local Pokémon Gym. Ash discourages
Misty from wasting her money on the scent. This angers the employees and owner
of the shop. They're objections don't bother Ash. All he's concerned about is
challenging the Gym Leader. When Ash reaches the Celadon Pokémon Gym,
though, his views about the city's special perfume are already known. The angry
gym staff refuses to allow Ash in to challenge their leader.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket attempts to sneak into the gym through an open window.
They plan to steal the secret perfume formula from the gym's safe. Unfortunately,
they stumble upon a Gloom, a plant Pokémon that emits an awful odor when
threatened. Coughing and hacking, Team Rocket is quickly captured and thrown out.
Seeing that Ash has also been tossed out by the gym staff, Jesse proposes a plan
that involves a dress, a blonde wig, and a girl named "Ash-ley."

#27 HYPNO'S NAPTIME

While visiting a large city, Ash, Misty, and Brock encounter a disturbing mystery.
Many local children have suddenly gone missing. Since none of the children knew
each other or seemed to have any apparent connection, the local police are unable
to link the disappearances. The only possible clue is that all of the children vanished
three days before.

Wanting to help, our heroes visit the local Pokémon Center to ask the trainers if
they know anything about the missing children. Instead of finding answers, our
heroes encounter a new mystery. All of the Center's Pokémon are suffering from a
strange condition that saps their strength. According to Nurse Joy, the illness began
the same day that all of the children vanished.

Officer Jenny uses a sleep wave detector to track down the cause of the illness. It
leads Ash and friends to the headquarters of the Pokémon Lovers Club, a group rich
adults who collect odd and rare Pokémon. Their prize possession is a recently
evolved Hypno, which uses its hypnotic powers to relieve the club members' stress.
Since a Hypno is only supposed to use its power on other Pokémon, Brock suspects
that the Club's misuse of that power is causing the Pokémon at the Center to be
sick. It may also be the cause of the missing children. To test this theory, Misty
volunteers to be hypnotized by the Hypno.

#28 POKÉMON FASHION FLASH

Brock's dream has always been to become a Pokémon breeder. For this reason, he
takes Misty and Ash to the fashion district of the city to visit Susie's Pokémon Salon.
As the best and most popular breeder in the world, Susie has a lot to teach Brock
and his friends. Brock is so smitten with her abilities, in fact, that he wants to
become her pupil. Although Susie is impressed with the way Brock takes care of
Pokémon, she declines his offer. Instead, she wants to concentrate on promoting
her philosophy of finding the simple, inner beauty of Pokémon. This has become
very difficult because Team Rocket has opened up a Pokémon fashion salon
nearby. Jesse and James are promoting their own philosophy of exterior beauty by
giving outlandish makeovers and weird fashions to unsuspecting trainers and their
Pokémon.

Misty doesn't see anything wrong with trying to look nice, so she takes fashion
emergency Psyduck to Salon Rocket for a beauty treatment. It's not long before Ash
and Brock join her for a "sludge makeover."

#29 THE PUNCHY POKÉMON

Ash hasn't caught a new Pokémon in a while, so when he meets a Hitmonchan
jogging along the road he sends Pikachu to battle it. Since Hitmonchan is a
well-trained fighter, Pikachu gets clobbered. Anthony, the Hitmonchan's trainer,
apologizes that his Pokémon was so rough on the electric mouse. He has been
preparing Hitmonchan for the P-1 Grand Prix, a tournament for fighting Pokémon.
He encourages Ash to enter another Pokémon in the tournament.

Once Anthony leaves, his daughter Rebecca approaches Ash. She tells him that ever
since Anthony began training Hitmonchan, he has neglected his family. She begs
him to enter the Grand Prix and beat her father so that he will come home again.
Ash and Brock decide to enter their own fighting Pokémon, Primeape and Geodude,
in the tournament.

The Grand Prix prize money attracts the attention of Team Rocket. Jesse and James
plan to cheat to win. But first, there is the minor detail of acquiring a fighting
Pokémon from an unsuspecting trainer.

#30 SPARKS FLY FOR MAGNEMITE

Too many factories and too few people have transformed Gringey City into a lonely,
polluted town. Ash, Brock, and Misty find it difficult to breath the foul-smelling air.
The city's dirtiness affects even Pikachu, who collapses in Ash's arms. At first, Ash
thinks that his Pokémon is in terrible shape, but Nurse Joy guesses that Pikachu is
suffering from a cold caused by something in the air. Pikachu's cheeks are radiating
sparks of electricity. This condition seems to attract a mysterious floating Pokémon
that hides in the shadows. Meanwhile, a group of gloppy Grimers clog the sea water
intake of the Gringey City electrical plant, causing a city-wide black-out. The power
outage threatens the lives of all of the Pokémon Center's sick patients. To avert a
disaster, Ash, Misty, and Brock rush to the electrical plant to take on the Grimers
and their leader, a big, poisonous Muk. Making matters worse is the appearance of
Team Rocket who hope to use the confusion caused by the black-out to cover their
capture of the sick Pikachu. #39 PIKACHU'S GOODBYE

Weary from their adventures, Ash and friends take a much needed break deep in
the forest. Surprisingly, Pikachu discovers a whole herd of wild Pikachus. At first, the
electric mice are wary of the new arrival, but eventually they welcome him into their
fold. Brock and Misty think that it's great that Pikachu has found a group of his own
kind to spend his time with. Ash, on the other hand, is depressed. He begins to
suspect that Pikachu might be happier living here than traveling with him.

When all of the Pikachus are nabbed by Team Rocket, Ash, Misty and Brock must
save them. For Ash, the rescue is bittersweet because he knows that he may still
have to say goodbye to Pikachu in the end.

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