


Meanwhile, Ash and his friends are walking along the narrow ledge that Meowth and Pikachu crossed moments before. Meowth learns that this was the only apple and Pikachu wouldn't have had any, so he decided to split it with Pikachu. Pikachu comes with an apple and is willing to give it to Meowth, having realized that Meowth was hungry. Meowth is seen sitting on the edge of a pond, looking down at his reflection and thinking that the explosion must have knocked them halfway across Hoenn and nowhere near home base. They see footprints and recognize them as the tracks of Pikachu, Meowth, and a Zigzagoon. Meanwhile, Mudkip detects a vibration to the right. Pikachu grabs Meowth by the tail and tries to pull him back up. Then, Meowth steps on a weak part of the ledge and falls through. Meowth then tells Pikachu a lie on how he once saved Pikachu's life when he was burning up with fever and Meowth was nursing him back to health. Next, they walk along a narrow ledge Pikachu has no problem but Meowth is afraid. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on the Beedrill and it flies away, rescuing Meowth. Then, a Zigzagoon appears out of the bushes along with a Beedrill. Meanwhile, Meowth and Pikachu are strolling happily through the woods, looking for the Team Rocket base. Pikachu believes Meowth's claims.Īsh orders Swellow to go look for Pikachu, while Brock orders Mudkip to look as well. As a result, Meowth plots to convince Pikachu that he belongs to Team Rocket and has been since the day he was born and how much he's been through. Soon, Meowth realizes that Pikachu must have amnesia. Meowth brings out his claws to attack Pikachu, but Pikachu doesn't do anything except stand there. Meowth panics when he sees Pikachu, realizing that he might get zapped by him, but Pikachu doesn't do so. Meanwhile, Pikachu regains consciousness and finds himself sitting on top of Meowth's head. Jessie thinks they should go back to base, but James thinks otherwise, since Meowth might be lost. Meanwhile, Jessie and James are pasted to a tree themselves, having lost Meowth. Ash tries to make a run for it however, he is stuck in a tree. Then, Ash remembers what happened and starts frantically calling for Pikachu. Max asks what happened and May thinks that Team Rocket's machine blew up. Everyone else starts coming around as well and says that they are okay as well. In the next scene, it appears Ash had blacked out and is starting to come around when he asks if everyone is alright. Ash tries desperately to catch Pikachu, but he is much lighter than Ash, and so he flies through the air much faster. After a short time, the machine itself starts crumbling and then explodes, causing everyone to fly in the air. Then, Team Rocket's machine starts sinking into the soft sand. Ash and friends charge at the machine however, they fall into a pitfall dug by Team Rocket.

Ash orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but the attack doesn't even phase the machine because it is made of a bunch of insulated recyclables mixed in with a bunch of rubber hoses. It is a contraption belonging to Team Rocket, which they call the Mean and Nasty, Grumpy Grabber Mark One. After the sand clouds clear, a big machine appears and is holding Pikachu. However, the ground starts shaking, and a tree starts falling down and almost hits Pikachu. PlotĪs Ash and his friends are walking in the woods on their way to the ferry port in Lilycove City, Pikachu is exceptionally happy. Team Rocket lands in the water nearby, and Pikachu sends them blasting off. When they awake, Pikachu has its memory back. Ash and Pikachu land in the river and wash ashore. James orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, and they end up crashing. They try to get away in a balloon, but Ash grabs on. Eventually they make it back to the base, and Meowth updates Jessie and James.Īsh and friends track down Pikachu to the cabin, where Team Rocket has Pikachu attack Ash. While the pair makes it may back to Team Rocket's secret base, Meowth witnesses Pikachu saving a Zigzagoon, not being scared of a high ledge, and even sharing an apple with Meowth. Meowth convinces Pikachu that it was a part of Team Rocket and that the two of them are best friends. Pikachu and Meowth wake up next to each other, and to Meowth's delight, Pikachu has no memory. Team Rocket is lost, and Meowth is nowhere to be found. The kids find themselves stuck in a tree-without Pikachu. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining PearlĪs Ash and friends walk to Lilycove City, a tree comes crashing down in front of them-pushed over by Team Rocket in their newest giant robot! They have Pikachu in hand, when the robot begins to sink into the ground and crumple.
