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Episode 25 - "Pokémon Scent-sation"
In Celadon City, Ash and friends follow there noses to a perfume shop. Ash doesn't like
perfume because he thinks it smells bad and turns men into zombies, much like Brock was at
this time. He gets thrown out of the shop and goes to the Gym, but they won't let him in
because he doesn't like perfume (which just happens to be manufactured in this very gym)
and stamps a big, red "X" on his face. While Ash gripes Team Rocket climbs in thru the
window to steal the perfume's secret
ingredients and make a bundle selling them. Inside, James finds and awakens a napping Gloom
(Oddish's second stage of evolution). James's Koffing poison gases the Gloom, but the plant
Pokémon just inhales it and lets off a malodious odor of its own. The stink is excrutiating,
even to Meowth (who wasn't drawn with a nose), leaving Team Rocket open to being wacked
with mallets, having big, red X's stamped on their faces, and being strung up in a tree. Jesse
offers Ash a plan to get in the gym if he
gets them down.
They dress Ash up like a girl and disguise themsleves as "Ashley's" parents and enroll him,
uh, her, in the gym. While one of the trainers shows "Ashley" around, Team Rocket removes
their disguises as the search the gym and has Meowth plant a bomb. "Ashley" asks to see
Erica, the Gym Leader, who turns out to be the manager of the perfume shop! She's reading
a story to a group of trainers, including Misty and Brock. He hopes the don't regonize him,
which they don't, but Pikachu does!
While "Ashley" tries to do his best to dupe his friends, Pikachu walks up and hugs his leg. He
tries to kick him off, but Pikachu shocks him and the wig burns off. Ash admits to dressing up
as a girl to challenge Erica, and Erica decides to accept the challenge.
First up is Tangela (a mess of vines with feet), and Ash sends in Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur
grabs Tangela with the vine whip, but Tangela reels him in and sprays him with stun spore.
Erica offers to give Ash some Paralyz heal potion later, and Ash chooses Primeape,
remembers the black eye he got from it, and releases Charmander. Erica's Weepinbell's
razor leaf attack is useless against
Charmander's full-force flame thrower, so she sends in Gloom. Erica tells Ash he can't be
good trainer unless he has empathy with Pokémon, and Ash can't figure which Pokémon would
hold up best against Gloom's rampant reek (which, in the wild, it only uses when threatened).
Pikachu is up to the task, but Team Rocket cuts the match short when they leap in, blow
themsleves to kingdom come, and escapes with the secret formula! The explosion sets the
gym on fire and all the Pokémon and trainers except Gloom escapes safely. Ash runs into the
gym to save it.
Ash finds Gloom in the arena, where it's been spewing its evil fumes for while. Ash holds
his breath and rushes in. He tells Gloom he's here to save him, but Ash can't hold his breath
any longer and falls to the ground. To his surprise, the odor's gone and he remembers that
Erica said earlier that it won't produce a stench if it feels safe. Ash runs out with Gloom and,
once the fire has been put out, is rewarded with the Rainbow Badge. And what about Team
Rocket stealing the secret formula? It turns out they only stole one ingredient without
knowing what it was: essence of Gloom!

Episode 26 - "Hypno's Naptime"
Ash and friends leave Celadon city and find themselves in a city apparently called
"Hop-hop-hop City". A strange woman mistakes Ash for her son Arnold and hugs him. It turns
out that Arnold has been missing for three days and, according to Officer Jenny (Maiden
Peak's Jenny's cousin's cousin), so have a lot of other kids. Brock, who beleives this is the
most beautiful Officer Jenny he's ever seen
(they all look alike), and Ash, who thinks Arnold's mom looks a little like his own, decide to
help out. Jenny, Ash, Brock and Misty head to the Pokémon Center to ask around and discover
another mystery. All the Pokémon Center's Pokémon, including a Cubone, an Oddish, a
Magikarp, a Charmander, and a Psyduck (a huge duck whose powers come from a mysterious
force), have all gone to sleep and haven't woken up in three days! There has to be a
connection. Pikachu falls asleep and Jenny's detector starts picking up sleep waves (a psychic
wavelength that induces sleep).
Our brave detectives leave to check out the source.
Meanwhile, in an undisclosed location, Team Rocket has figured out that the source of the
sleep waves is coming from Hop-hop-hop City. Their dastardly plan: To find the source, steal
it, put their boss to sleep and take a much needed vacation. They may be the bad guys, but
even they need a little R&R. Jenny, Ash, Brock and Misty trace the source to mansion located
on the top of a giant building. Inside the mansion they find the elegantly dressed Pokémon
Fan Club celebrating their loss of insomnia due to the fact that one of their Drowzees (a
tapir-descended Pokémon with psycho-hypnotic powers) evolved into a Hypno three days ago.
Hypno's been trained to put humans to sleep, which Brock pointed out might have a side
effect thats affecting the Pokémon in the Center. Ash (I think) suggests that it might also
affect children who are sensitive to Hypno's effects.
Misty looks into Hypno's pendulum, falls into a trance, starts clapping her hands and saying
"Seel, Seel. Seel, Seel", and runs out the door. (A Seel is a white-colored Pokémon not unlike
a seal or walrus)
Ash, Brock and Jenny follow Misty to a lake in the park where other kids are acting like
Pokémon. Jenny tries to wake them from their trance but to no avail. The Fan Club's Drowzee
or Hypno may be able to bring them back to normal, so they bring Misty back to the mansion
where Drowzee awakens Misty and Pikachu. The Fan Club lends them Drowzee and our
heroes are about to make their way to the elevator when Team Rocket swoops down in
hang-glider packs and challenges
Hypno to hypnotize himself in a mirror. Ash breaks the mirror, so Jesse and James just
snags Hypno and Drowzee with bullwhips. (They would've done that first, but they had to fill
up half an hour) Misty's Staryu snaps the whips and Ash's Pidgeotto blows away Team Rocket
(who were still wearing their hang-glider packs). Ash and friends take Drowzee to the park
and cures the afflicted children. Arnold (who kinda looks like Ash) is reunited with his mother
and Drowzee is taken to the Pokémon Center. The Pokémon return to normal, but Nurse Joy
is worried about Psyduck, who still has his hands on his head. Brock offers to cure him.
They walk down the street, followed by Psyduck, arguing over who gets Psyduck. No one
wants it. Brock thinks Misty should get him, since she's fond of water Pokémon, but she
objects, especially after Dexter the Pokédex says that Psyducks always have headaches.
Walking backwards, Misty trips and one of her Pokéballs rolls toward Psyduck. To Misty's
dismay, the cerebrally inflamed duck opens the ball and gets sucked inside. Looks like she's
stuck with it now.

Episode 26 - "Pokémon Fashion Flash"
Ash, Misty and Brock take a walk down Scissor Street, also known as "Breeder's Lane,"
trying to find a salon that Brock is looking for. Along the way, they pass "Salon Rocké," a
beauty parlor that puts Pokémon in outrageously bad yet trendy fasions. They find the place
Brock's looking for, a salon run by world-champion Pokémon breeder Susan. An incredibly
tense Brock shocks everyone by asking Susan if he could be her student, but Susan doesn't
take students. Also in the salon is Susan's pet Vulpix (a fire-breathing fox with six tails)
which doesn't like to be touched by strangers, as Misty found out the hard way.
They decide to have lunch (it's a slow day) and talk about Salon Rocké. Susan is surprised
to see Vulpix eat some of Brock's home-made Pokémon food, since she only eats food that
Susan has prepared for her. Returning to the main plot, Susan tells Ash and friends that
Salon Rocké has started a fad. Trainers should care about what Pokémon is like on the inside,
but lately trainers has been flocking to Salon Rocké for the latest fashion. Ash agrees its
whats on the inside that counts, a
Pokémon's personality and abilities, but Misty thinks whats on the outside is important too.
They get into an arguement and Ash suggests that if Misty's so sure, she should take
Psyduck (who's definately no fashion model) down to Salon Rocké. Misty releases Psyduck
and swears to return as the cutest things Ash has ever seen.
Susan says that these days trainers are going for looks instead of substance. Brock has a
plan: give customers beauty and substance. Pretty soon, people are flocking to Susan's salon
to see Susan's seminar on Pokémon health and beauty. If a Pokémon feels good on the inside,
it'll look good on the outside. Meanwhile, Misty finds that the line outside Salon Rocké has
gotten surprisingly short surprisingly fast. After getting a fashion make-over, Misty
discovers that Salon Rocké is a front for Team Rocket (kinda obvious with the name and a
large picture of Ekans and Koffing out front)! She gets tied up and commands Psyduck to
attack, but the migrane-surplused duck has already made his way to Susan's salon, where
she's having Ash demonstrate how to massage a Pikachu, and tells Pikachu who tells Ash that
Misty's in trouble. Ash and Brock storm into Salon Rocké to find Misty looking absolutely
ridiculous (actually, she likes her new look) and being held captive by Team Rocket. Ash
refuses a ransom of Pikachu, and James introduces Ash and Brock to Salon Rocké's combat
platform/fashion runway.
After saying Salon Rocké's fashion-inspired and Team Rocket parodied motto (Jesse and
James are reeeally into fashion), Jesse and James unleashes a tutu-wearing Koffing and an
Ekans that looks like a christmas tree. Ash and Brock defend with Pikachu and Geodude and
the fight is underway. Pikachu gets knocked for a loop and retaliates with a devastating
Thundershock and Geodude give Ekans the ol' seismic toss! Balerina Koffing gives the heroic
Pokémon a sludge-attack make-over, effectively blinding them! Ekans and Koffing move in
for the kill, but trip on their ridiculous outfits and fall on their faces. A sports jacket clad
Meowth rallies his Pokémon compadres and Susan enters the fray with Vulpix. The cute little
Vulpix dishes out a fire-tornado of justice and Team Rocket blasts off
again.
Susan has realized that she still has much to learn, so she still can't accept Brock as her
pupil. They become friendly rivals and Susan gives Brock Vulpix. Ash, Brock and Misty stride
off into the sunset and Team Rocket gets chased by rabid, refund-hungry and generally
unsatisfied customers.

Episode 28 - "The Punchy Pokémon"
Our heroes go on their way as they stumble upon a wild Hitmonchan (a weird-looking
Pokémon with boxer gloves). Ash decides to capture it so he teaches Pikachu his special punch
to beat it. Pikachu jumps into the attack with a flurry of punches that don't land as
Hitmonchan literally keeps him at arm's length. Ash commands Pikachu to use the special
punch and with a blaze of pyrotechnic effects, Pikachu blasts off with the rocket punch! The
punch lands but has little or no effect. Hitmonchan's trainer appears and tells him he let his
gaurd down. The trainer's daughter, Rebecca, comes out from behind a tree and begs her
father to give up his foolish dreams of Pokémon training and spend some time with his family.
Her father ignores her and goes to his gym to take on challengers.
Rebecca's worried and Brock offers to help in any way possible. Rebecca's father wants
to win the P-1 Grand Prix, and Rebecca wants Ash and Brock to enter the tournement and
defeat Hitmonchan to bring her father to his senses. The P-1 Grand Prix is a tournement for
fighting Pokémon and Team Rocket has their sights set on the championship belt and the prize
money. Unfortunately, neither Jesse
nor James has a fighting Pokémon (or many other Pokémon), so the tie up a trainer and steal
his clothes and Hitmonlee (a humanoid creature with no head, also known as the kicking fiend).
Disguised as Hitmonlee's trainer, Jesse (sitting on James's shoulders under a trenchcoat)
enters the grand prix.
The first match begins as Ash's Primeape faces off against Machop (a grey lizard-like
thing with hands). A flurry of kicks and a seismic toss sends Primeape flying and Ash leaps to
catch him as he flies out of the ring. Ash attempts to bring Primeape's spirits up before
putting him back in the ring. Misty (in the audience next to Rebecca) notes that this is the
first time Primeape has done as Ash
asked, as he usually does what he feels like. Apparently, trying to save Primeape has made
him trust Ash. Primeape thrashes, bashes, and scratches and wins the match. Next up,
Brock's Geodude takes on Team Rocket's Hitmonlee. Geodude gets kicked like a soccer ball
into the back of Brock's Rebecca-gazing head but gets back in the ring. Hitmonlee's kicks
wear down Geodude and Rebecca's father convinces Brock to throw in the towel. Hitmonlee,
Hitmonchan and Primeape battle their way to the final rounds. The match between Hitmons
lee and chan is sabatoged as Meowth, from beneath the ring, glues Hitmonchan's feet to the
floor. The only thing standing in the way of Team Rocket and the championship belt is Ash's
Primeape, and Meowth has another trick up his kitty sleeve. Pikachu spies on Team Rocket as
Meowth explains that when Hitmonlee jumps, they'll press a remote button and the device
planted under the ring will electrocute Primeape and explode! Pikachu tries to warn Ash, but
he's to busy directing Primeape. Hitmonlee jumps, but the device doesn't do anything.
Hitmonlee now has to play fair and he and Primeape leap into battle. Once on the ground,
Hitmonlee's flurry of kicks keeps Primeape at bay. Rebecca's dad says he can't beat
Hitmonlee unless he gets on the inside of the kicks. Primeape ducks Hitmonlee's kick and
gives him an uppercut that sends him flying! Primeape leaps up after him and slams Hitmonlee
onto the mat with a seismic toss. Primeape and Ash won the P-1 Grand Prix! Rebecca's dad is
impressed and offers to train Primeape to be a real P-1 championn.
Meowth can't figure out what went wrong. Pikachu crawls out from under the ring, hands
Meowth the device and walks off. Meowth inspects the device which then electrocutes Team
Rocket and explodes, throwing them from the stadium. In the end Rebecca's dad promises
to train Primeape well and Rebecca promises to get her dad to spend more time with his
family.

Episode 29 - "Sparks Fly for Magnemite"
Gringy City. Factories, pollution, and little life. That's the location of this episode as Ash
and friends enter the grimy little burg. Pikachu doesn't look so well, so they rush him to the
Pokémon Center. A somewhat indifferent Nurse Joy says that Pikachu just has a cold and
he'll be better after a nights rest. Meanwhile, Team Rocket begins their dastardly plan.
They try to sneak into the center by sewer, but a city-wide blackout shuts off the oxygen
pump to their suits and they're forced to surface. This is bad news not only for Jesse and
James stuck under a river of smelly sewer slime, but for the Pokémon in intensive care at
the Pokémon Centre as well. Officer Jenny points Ash and company in the way of the electric
plant. Although ill, Pikachu insists on tagging along. Once there, an unseen presence chills
Misty to the bone and Brock soon sees it too. Ash challenges it to step forward so they can it,
unless it's a monster or a ghost, in which case it could stay where it is. The presence is a
Magnemite (a metallic orby-thingy with screws and magnets stuck to it) that is obviously
quite attracted to Pikachu as it floats around, following him. (This Magnemite has been
stalking Pikachu since he entered the city) Pikachu isn't too pleased to have a creepy metal
ball float behind him and Ash tells it to buzz off. Magnemite zooms off, but most likely from
the stench of the Grimers (living piles of smelly sludge) that drop down from the air ducts a
moment later. Misty loudly expresses how bad they smell, and a Muk (a bigger pile of sludge,
second-stage Grimer) whose apparently the leader orders an attack.
Ash and pals get chased down the hallways of the electric plant and run into the guys who run
the place. They all run to the control room and lock the door. The plant technicians explain
that the Grimers have blocked the pipes that lead to the generators, and without that water
they can't run the plant. The Grimers knock down the door and Pikachu's thunder shock is
practically useless (because he's ill). All hope seems lost, but it's Magnemite to the rescue!
It brought along some Magnetons (three Magnemites stuck together, second-stage
Magnemite) that electrocute the attacking Grimers and the herd the Grimers out the pipes.
All that remains is an attacking Muck, which is weakened by a combined electric attack from
Pikachu and Magnemite. Ash catches it in a Pokéball, but it still smells terrible.
The next morning, Pikachu feels alot better. When an electric Pokémon, like Pikachu, gets
sick, it stores up a lot of energy and becomes magnetized. It could explain why Magnemite
was "attracted", so to speak, to Pikachu, and why it's ignoring him now. Now Pikachu really
feels better. Just then, Team Rocket splashes out of the bay with huge magnet on a
submarine. Thinking Pikachu is still sick, they turn on the magnet and attract a ton of
Magnetons. The weight of the Magnetons cause the submarine to sink, dragging them under
water. Also, Professor Oak isn't too pleased when Ash sends him his new Muk.

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