Episode 65 "Showdown at the Po-ké Corrall"
Ash is there... and ready to take on anyone who challenges him. He's at the Pokémon League! He throws the Pokéball to begin the first battle... wait... no.. it can't be.. Ahhh! (The Poke-ball is trying to capture Ash! He can feel himself being pulled in! No, he was only dreaming, and Mr. Mime had the vacuum cleaner to his head. So, he and the group head out to Professor Oak's lab. They find that Gary is also visiting. After comparing the two boys' Pokédexes, he concludes that Ash has seen more Pokémon, but Gary has caught more Pokémon! Oak informs Ash that the Pokémon League is only once a year, and happening in two months. They go into the Poké-ball room, to see all the Pokémon of the people of Pallet town, and notice all 20 of Ash's Safari balls. These are the Tauros he caught in the Safari Zone. Anyway, they go out to see all the places where the Professor raises and studies Pokémon. Ash and Gary decide to have a battle, but are interuppted by Team Rocket. Oak is impressed by Meowth's talking, but as soon as they try to steal Pokémon, Ash's Tauros run by, trampling and blasting Team Rocket into the air. Oak tells Ash that he is responsible for saving Oak's lab, as they were his Tauros, but he is also responsible for reparing the fence, which the Tauros trampled over.
Episode 66 "The Evolution Solution"
Ash's mom and friends are going to go to Seafoam Island, and Misty and Brock are going to go surfing. Ash goes to Oak's lab to discover that Oak is trying to find out why Slowpoke evolves into Slowbro, so he suggests that Ash go to Seafoam Islands to meet Prof. Westwood, who made the Pokédex, and he'd know the answer. Ash and Pikachu head to Seafoam Islands, and startle Brock and Misty into falling off their surf boards. So, they go to Westwood's lab, to discover he is the 5th of many Westwoods, and he insists to be called that. He happens to be researching the Slowpoke and Shellder too. Somehow, a Shellder bites Slowpoke's tail and it becomes a Slowbro. Meanwhile, the TR boss is taking a vacation, and making Jessie and James dig for clams. They find a shellder, and James decides to try to capture it, he says, "Weezing, I Choose You!", Jessie tells him to stop copying Ash. So, he defeats the Shellder, but then Jessie steps up to capture it. They go to the boss, but he is annoyed with them as usual. Tells them to steal all the Pokémon from the lab. They find that all he has is a Slowpoke. So, they send out the Shellder, to make it evolve into Slowbro. They have a hard time with it, and it clamps on Psyduck's head, giving it a major headache, and it uses disable to stop everyone, but then the Shellder clamps onto Slowpoke's tail, evolving it. Slowbro uses mega-punch and so Team Rocket blasts off again. Westwood figures out why Slowpoke evolves, which is because both Pokémon benefit, Shellder balances Slowpoke, so it can use mega-punch, and Shellder gains transportation on Slowpoke's tail.
Episode 67 "The Pi-Kahuna"
Ash is running down the road, as he is hit in the face with muck off the road, splashed up by a car. Ash gets caught in the traffic and cars are scattered everywhere. Officer Jenny clears the disturbance, and tells Ash of a great big wave that comes every 20 years called Humunga Dunga. They decide to go surfing, although Misty warns Ash to continue on his training, she joins in on the fun. Ash gets on the wave, but falls. Pikachu notices another Pikachu on the cliff starring into the sea. It is looking for big waves for it's owner to surf. Then a big wave comes, but Ash can't move his foot to get to safety. The Pikachu, Pooka, alerts it's owner, Victor, of Ash, and they swoop in to save him. When Ash recovers, Victor tells of getting Pooka from the sea, and how he wanted to be like Jan, the only man to ever ride Humunga Dunga all the way to a tall peek where he planted his flag. Meanwhile, Team Rocket successfully capture the two Pikachu and bring them into their Mecha Gyarados. But, they don't get too far, as they are stopped and blown away by some real Gyarados. Both Pikachu are flung into the air, Ash saves his with Bulbasaur. But, Pooka falls in the water, so Victor throws it a surf board, and dives. They both get to the surf board and Pooka feels the large wave, Humunga Dunga coming. Ash and the Group make it back to the shore to watch Victor and Pooka ride the wave.. all the way to the top of the peek, matching what Jan did so many years ago.
Episode 68 "Make Room for Gloom"
Back at home, Ash is anxious to leave for a garden so that he doesn't have to worry about all the chores that his mom makes him do in the garden. When they get there, they are scared because they think that the garden hose a man is holding toward them is a flamethrower. Bulbasaur starts sniffing around in the garden, but then sniffs a particular plant which knocks him out. Ash leans forward to take a sniff but, a girl named Florinda warns him not to. She tells them about the plant, and that it paralyzes anyone who smells it. Bulbasaur is cured by a few drops from Gloom, and Florinda tells the group about how hard she tried to train Gloom. She shows them the leaf stone she used to try to evlove Gloom, that it failed. Professor Oak suddenly appears on the scene to state that the stone was a fake. She identifies the people who sold the stone to her and the rest quickly realize it's Team Rocket. So, they were snooping around the garden trying to steal some plants, but are caught. Ash and the group try to stop them, but So, the garden is saved. Brock hear's Florinda asking if he can stay and help with the garden. Of course he agrees, but only to find out he was imagining it. She then asks the other guy in the garden the same thing. He agrees, leaving poor Brock feeling he could never love again (for now), and so all three leave the garden and they continue onward.
Meowth has mixed up a paralizing ball that he throws at them, and they fall to the ground. They ask Florinda to use Gloom to stop them, but she is sure Gloom can't. They eventually convince her, and so she gives it a try. Gloom turns out to be a lot more powerful than the others thought, and Florinda didn't think Solar Beam was a big deal!
Episode 69 "Lights, Camera, Quacktion!"
The group continue on their way to find a girl, who wants a Pokémon battle. She chooses her Raichu to battle against Pikachu. The battle doesn't even begin until Team Rocket slams their net down to capture Pikachu, but, they accidentally get the girl's Raichu, which really shocks them. Then a movie director named Spielbug enters to stop the action and tell about how famous a director he is. He tells about a Pokémon movie he is making, but can't find anyone to co-star with Wigglytuff, because she is too tuff! Everyone gets slapped who offends her in the slightest way. All the Pokémon audition, and then sing, but on Jigglypuff's turn, everyone falls asleep. After that, Wigglytuff decides with a few slaps, that she won't work with any of Team Rocket's Pokémon. All the other Pokémon just quit, leaving Psyduck on stage, who gets the part. Arbok and Weezing don't take the rejection easily, and it takes a talk from Jessie and James to give them more confidence to be famous again.. Anyway, they come back to attack the movie, and steal all the Pokémon. Psyduck is the only one left. Wigglytuff's crying and Misty's yelling gives Psyduck a bad headache, and he saves the Pokémon from Team Rocket. Then, Wigglytuff and Psyduck are back together, and then Spielbug gets an even better idea for a movie, about Pokémon trainers.
Episode 70 "Go West Young Meowth"
Ash and friends, and his mom get invited to Holywood for the premiere of the movie that was made in the previous episode. Although he worries they won't let him go because he should be training, they were going to let him come anyway. Team Rocket decide that they are going to crash the party. Meowth remembers his life many years ago. He was starved for food, and overall unliked by everyone. The night he was tied up in a tree, he saw a movie, where a Meowth got an ice cream and some fried chicken. He decided he would go to Holywood to get those things he needed so badly. Team Rocket hid on the bus to Holywood that Ash and friends were taking. It leads to an abandoned street where they find the old movie theater. The director is there to greet Ash and the group. Jessie and James agree to wait outside the theater while Meowth goes to meet up with some of his old friends. On his way, he remembers some more things he went through a long time ago in this street. He'd break into the snack stand to steal a piece of chicken just to survive. But, the guy caught him, and he had a frying pan thrown at him, knocking him down without the chicken, he struggled into the alley to find many more Meowth who were lead by a Persian. They threw him a little food. They were his friends. Later, he met a female Meowth named Meowsy, and immediately fell in love. But, she had no interest in a dirty old street Meowth, and her owner came by to take her in her diamond covered poké ball. Meowth decided he should learn to talk and act human. So, he started by standing up straight, although he was too slow, and the next time he was stealing some chicken, the guy caught him and roughed him up. He started looking at a small group of people, and trying to say what they said. He got out a book and tried to learn to read and speak. Eventually, he could do it. Most impressed with himself, he proceeded back to Meowsy, but was rejected again, this time because she thought he was a freak. Standing upright, and talking only made her like him less. He then vowed to become richer and better than she ever was, and joined Team Rocket. Back, in the alley, Meowth meets his old friends, and the Persian tells him that he'd be useful back in the gang, as being able to talk would help them out. He decides to not stay, until he discoveres Meowsy. She tells her story, that her trainer abandoned her on the road, and she was forced to join the gang. Meowth then jumps out to defend her from the gang, so he could take her with him in Team Rocket. Then, after wondering what took him so long, Jessie and James enter the scene, and the Meowth gang scatters. So, Persian and Meowth decide to have a battle for who Meowsy gets to stay with. Meowth wins, but Meowsy decides to stay with Persian anyway, because she still thinks Meowth is a freak. Back in the theater, the movie just finishes. Misty complains that none of them are in it. Spielbug argues that through artistic license, he decided to cut out all parts with them. All those scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. Jessie and James burst in, and try to steal the show as usual. They fail as usual too. Meowth on the roof is still upset about how Meowsy doesn't like him, as he stares at the moon, wonders if Meowsy is staring too.
Episode 71 "To Master The Onixpected!"
Ash and Brock are watching Master Bruno, of the elite four, battling on TV. Misty turns it off, telling Ash to really start training. Ash's mom knows of where to find Bruno. They head up to a mountain, where they stop for muskrat meatballs, where an elderly lady has been getting them stolen. They find Team Rocket, and get the meatballs back. The group then head further up the mountain to discover a large trail, left by a giant Onix. They escape thanks to Master Bruno. They start to follow him up the mountain, and ask him to help train Ash. He tricks them into helping him prepare dinner. They ask him the secret of Pokémon training, then he tells them that it's simply to catch the most powerful Pokémon. Brock's image of Master Bruno is shattered. They hear a noise, it is Team Rocket trying to catch a giant Onix. But, it's a little too giant and it drives them into a cave. The group see it, and try to save Team Rocket, but Team Rocket doesn't get a break, and they are flung into the air by the Onix. Ash falls into the area where Onix is. Pikachu dives to protect him, but electric attacks are no good against the Onix. Master Bruno, jumps in to save them. He eventually discovers that the Onix was so violent because it had a Sandslash stuck in between one of the rocks of it's body. Master Bruno is off, and the group continue away from the mountain.
Episode 72 "The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémonpolis"
Ash is training against Brock. Pikachu is battling Vulpix, that is until Jigglypuff gets in the line of fire. Pikachu holds back it's attack and Vulpix deflects it's fire attack, to uncover some ancient artifacts. A girl named Eve swoops in to take the artifact they found. She explains about the ancient city of Pokémonpolis and tells of a warning written on an old tablet, but she can't understand it. In the night, Team Rocket sneek in to steel any valuable artifacts they can get out of the unsearched underground. Arbok, who was sent in to find them, comes out with a small black bar-like object. Which traps him inside, along with the rest of Team Rocket. The group come out the following morning to discover the object on the ground. It captures the leader, and some workers, but the rest make it safely back to their camp, to see the black thing turn into a giant Gengar, then they notice everything floating around inside. Ash, Misty and Brock go to stop the Gengar from destroying Pallet Town, but get it's attention, along with some of their Pokémon, forcing them to retreat back to camp. They discover Eve under the spell making everything float, then the glass around the artifact breaks, and the key to it connects. Then it turns into a giant Alakazam. The two giant Pokémon battle it out, until Jigglypuff sings a song, that doesn't work on them! Jigglypuff is flung off into the air, but it's song makes another artifact turn into a giant Jigglypuff, it starts to sing Bigglypuff, Biggly! Then, that puts the giant Pokémon to sleep, and it whips out a paint brush, to paint designs on their faces!
Episode 73 "Bad To The Bone"
Ash goes to Professor Oak to ask for advice about what to do about the Pokémon League, as he hasn't done much training being side tracked the past while. He tells Ash it's too late! But, to try his best anyway. They hit the road to Indigo Plateau, to find a guy named Otoshi, who challenges Ash, and if he wins, may take all of Ash's badges. Ash defeats him, to discover he didn't have any badges. They were stolen, by Team Rocket. Meanwhile, James and Meowth discover the badges they just stole to be gone. Jessie had taken them, to go onto the Pokémon League alone. Otoshi's Marowak gets frustrated, and walks away, Otoshi dispairs, until they spot Team Rocket's balloon. James and Meowth take off, but are stopped by Ash, and searched. They find nothing, and James and Meowth are off to get Jessie. They find her, forgive her, and get back together. Otoshi battles them for the badges back, but almost looses until Marowak shows up to stop them, came back after remembering some of the better times with Otoshi. They get the badges back, and Otoshi and Ash go their seperate ways towards the Pokémon League.
Episode 74 "All Fired Up!"
Ash has made it to the Pokémon League. A man is carrying the torch up towards the League, where it will burn throughout the entire event. Ash steps in and asks if he can carry the torch, although Officer Jenny wouldn't let him, the president of the Pokémon League decides to let him try. Of course, he doesn't get far until Team Rocket try to steal the torch, and they manage to get away with it. Further away, they struggle to keep it lid, but don't succeed and just end up getting burned. Fortunately, the president had a spare flame and gave Ash another try. Ash continues with the torch until someone else takes it, as it continues towards the center of the stadium where it will burn. The following day, as it is just about to reach the top, Team Rocket are there to intercept it, and manage to get the flame into another robot device which they have. They get inside, Ash tries to stop them from getting away with it. Ash steps out in front, and so Team Rocket decide they are going to fry Ash with the flame! They hold the flame towards Ash, but much to their surprise, it doesn't burn him. A Moltres emerges from the flame, burns out Team Rocket and they blast off again. The Moltres then landed in the large torch, and the flame is lit for the Pokémon League tournament to begin!
Episode 75 "Round One-- Begin!"
Ash goes in to sign up for the Pokémon League. In the Pokémon League competition, each participant must battle in all four arenas. After sign up is complete, he ends up battling in the water arena. Ash meets Gary before the battle, very confident as usual, he enters his battle and wins it. Ash meets his challenger in the water arena, his name is Mandy, and he is quite confident he will win too. Before the battle, Ash gets Krabby from Oak through an exchange system, then he heads towards the arena for battle. Ash enters the arena, just as the battle is about to begin, Team Rocket is in the announcer's stand, cheering him on. They are soon carted away by a group of five Officer Jennys! Ash fights the battle hard, using his Krabby, he manages to win the first battle, where it evolves into a Kingler. Continually fighting the battles with Mandy's Pokémon, Ash wins them all, much to the surprise of Mandy, who was sure he would win. With the first Pokémon battle won, he faces the next arena...
Episdoe 76 "Fire and Ice"
Ash wins his second battle in the rock arena, as Squirtle defeats Nidorino. After battle, Ash decides to go off to find something to eat as he and Pikachu are both starved. He leaves his other Pokémon behind to eat as well, although Misty and Brock feel he should've taken them to a Pokémon Center. They catch up with Ash, Poké-balls in hand, to tell Ash to take them to the center, but they can't because the center is full up. After deciding to go looking for another center, Ash spots a restaurant. He arrives inside to find there is plenty food there, except he has no money. Fortunately, they are offering free meals to participants in the Pokémon League and Ash gets the food for free. After a nice meal, and another close call for Togepi (where Pikachu saves the day as usual ^_^) They head out to notice Brock is missing. They find him out on the street watching all the Nurse Joys and Officer Jenny's passing by. Then then find a finger from the alley summoning them. They discover a hidden Pokémon Center, or so they think. Ash gives in his Pokémon, before noticing that Brock isn't reacting the way he should when a Nurse Joy is around. They discover it is Team Rocket and they are getting away with Ash's Pokémon. The center turns into their balloon and they start to float away, until Onix stops them and brings back Ash's Pokémon. Then after piercing their balloon, are let off to blow away. Back in the competition, in the ice arena, Ash is winning, until the competitor calls out an Arcanine. The battle is hard as Arcanine melts the ice all around leaving Pikachu no place to run, but Pikachu dives, shocks, and wins the battle. |