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!!)

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