

However Team Rocket takes advantages of this with a scheme of providing fake Pokétches that brainwash the owner's Pokémon using the voice of a Psyduck. Transcription: " Poketchi Nyūshu Konnan!?" ( Japanese: ポケッチ入手困難!?)ĭawn seeks to acquire the popular Pokétch gadget. "Not on My Watch Ya Don't!" (Can't Get the Pokétch!?) Transcription: " Mimiroru to Asobō!?" ( Japanese: ミミロルとあそぼう!?)Ī wild Buneary starts falling for Pikachu, and when Dawn tries to catch it, it proves quite shy. "Setting the World on its Buneary!" (Let's Play with Mimirol!?) In reality, it's a scheme ran by Team Rocket to capture Pokémon! Transcription: " Nazo no Jimu no Guregguru!" ( Japanese: なぞのジムのグレッグル!)Ī girl named Minnie is convinced that the next Pokémon Gym is one operated by a woman named Princess Powerzone, who uses a Croagunk. "Gymbaliar!" (Gureggru of the Mysterious Gym!) Transcription: " Potchama Ganbaru!!" ( Japanese: ポッチャマがんばる!!)Ī group of water-type Pokémon and a Ludicolo are quabbling over some food, Piplup then discover that Team Rocket has taken it all, and must find a way to use his contest moves to retrieve it back. "Like it or Lup It!" (Do Your Best, Pochama!!) The two have a battle again, pitting Ash's newly caught Turtwig against Paul's Chimchar. Transcription: " Mayoi no Mori! Shinji Futatabi!!" ( Japanese: 迷いの森!シンジふたたび!!)Īsh meets up with Paul again, with their rivalry increasing once Ash discovers that he releases Pokémon he sees are too weak. "Different Strokes for Different Blokes!" (Bewilder Forest! Shinji Returns!!) When Ash finds Pikachu, Turtwig becomes protective of Pikachu, unaware of him being Ash's.


Transcription: " Naetoru! Getto da ze!" ( Japanese: ナエトル!ゲットだぜ!)Īfter a Team Rocket plotting scheme goes wrong, Pikachu finds himself meeting a wild Turtwig, a carer of the Pokémon in the area it lives in. "Gettin' Twiggy with It!" (Naetle! I Got It!) The two later find out that Nando is skilled and undecided about whether to challenge Gyms or Contests, causing Ash and Dawn to each try and persuade him to challenge their preferred competitions. Wanting to prove herself to Ash, Dawn challenges a Pokémon bard by the name of Nando to a battle. Transcription: " Potchama Tai Subomī! Hikari Hatsu Batoru!!" ( Japanese: ポッチャマ対スボミー!ヒカリ初バトル!!)Īsh's attempts at helping Dawn catch Pokémon isn't going too well, and the two begin arguing. "Dawn of a New Era!" (Pochama Against Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!!) Meanwhile, Ash finds himself a new rival in Paul after the two butt heads with each other over their respective training methods, and the two have a three-on-three battle. After introducing themselves, Dawn and Ash become friends and inform Professor Rowan about Pikachu being found. Transcription: " Raibaru Batoru! San Tai San!!" ( Japanese: ライバルバトル!三対三!!)Īsh finds and saves Pikachu in the middle of a battle with Team Rocket and their mecha.

"When Pokémon Worlds Collide!" (Rival Battle! Three On Three!!) Ash on the meantime, is on the search for Pikachu himself with the help of a newly-caught Starly, his old friend Brock, Professor Rowan, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. After discovering Pikachu and first mistaking it to be a Wild Pokémon, she begins her search to find his trainer. Transcription: " Pikachū o Sagase! 202-ban Dōro!" ( Japanese: ピカチュウをさがせ!202番道路!)ĭawn, with her recently-acquired Piplup, sets her sights on Jubilife City for her first Pokémon Contest. "Two Degrees of Separation!" (Find Pikachu! Route 202!) Meanwhile, Ash has arrived in Sinnoh, but a failed Team Rocket plotting to snatch Pikachu results in him falling into a forest. Transcription: " Tabidachi! Futaba Taun Kara Masago Taun e!!" ( Japanese: 旅立ち!フタバタウンからマサゴタウンへ!!)ĭawn, a 10-year-old girl living in the region of Sinnoh, is aspiring to become a great Pokémon Coordinator like her mother, and sets off to the Pokémon Laboratory in Sandgem Town to get her starter Pokémon, with various events leading to her choosing Piplup as her starter. "Following a Maiden's Voyage!" (Setting Off! From Futaba Town to Masago Town!!)
