Episode Guide #081 - #088

A Scare in the Air
Pokéball Peril
The Lost Lapras
Fit To Be Tide
Pikachu Re-Volts
The Crystal Onix
In The Pink
Shell Shock!

A Scare in the Air

Pokémon seen:  

Togepi, Pikachu, Meowth, Persian, Jigglypuff, Arbok, Weezing, Geodude, 
Bulbasaur, Zubat, Vulpix, Onix, Squirtle, Staryu, Psyduck

Story:  

Ash and the group win a free blimp ride to Valencia Island, at the same time, 
Jessie, James and Meowth are promoted to the Daredevil Division/Blimp Brigade, 
and get to pilot a certain blimp, one that the Boss plans will fall apart so 
he can claim the insurance.  
Ash and the group get onto this very blimp, and Team Rocket plans on nabbing 
Pikachu as always.  
Meanwhile, Jigglypuff accidentally gets taken up with the blimp, which Team 
Rocket has only started to learn how to pilot, it’s bad news for everyone when 
a storm approaches.  
Togepi disappears and the group start looking for it, while Team Rocket reveal 
themselves, but the battle and the storm expose just how unsafe the blimp is.  
Misty retrieves Togepi, Team Rocket takes a fall, and Ash, Misty and Brock 
must take control of the blimp and land it, using their Pokémon’s weight to 
steer it.  
Miraculously, the group manage to land what’s left of the blimp on Valencia 
Island.  

My favourite Quote:  

(Team Rocket are out to get Pikachu as always and hold out their Pokéballs)  
James:  “Oh let’s make this transaction...”  
Jessie:  “... A bit more exciting...”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Isn’t it just a little too coincidental that Ash wins the blimp ride that they 
need, and that Team Rocket pilots the blimp they fly on? On the other hand, 
the men that talk to Ash weren’t willing to drive the broken down blimps so 
the ignorant Team Rocket were probably the only available pilots.  

Team Rocket (the trio we’re used to) should watch their step from now on, 
they’re oblivious to the fact that the Boss couldn’t care less if they live or 
die at this point as that’s why they were chosen to pilot the blimp he wanted 
to fall apart.  
In my story I’ve made references to failing Rockets who disappeared from the 
face of the planet but try not to speak of Jessie, James and Meowth as I have 
no idea and see no logic in why the Boss doesn’t just eliminate them for 
failing so much and costing him so much money.  

If Bulbasaur was supposed to support Misty on the beam, why do its vines hold 
her from the right, isn’t that kind of making things hard for her? It should 
have stood as close as it could to being underneath the beam, and used one 
vine from the left and one from the right to balance things out.  

Brock shouldn’t be moaning at Onix for being too heavy for the blimp plan to 
work, he called it out of his Pokéball so he should have thought it through 
first, and what’s the point in calling out Zubat, it barely weighs anything 
plus it flies.  
Finally, my last concern/criticism is that Geodude looks strange 
sliding/running from side to side so that it actually touches the floor of the 
blimp; Geodude naturally float, so this task must have been tough for it.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Vulpix

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None.  

Pokéball Peril

Pokémon seen:  

Pikachu, Togepi, Chansey, Gyarados, Cloyster, Poliwhirl, Magikarp, Meowth, 
Vileplume, Paras, Nidoran Male, Nidoran Female, Weepinbell, Raticate, 
Butterfree, Onix, Geodude, Zubat, Vulpix, Jigglypuff

Story:  

On Valencia Island the group find Ivy’s lab, and the mysterious Pokéball.  
Ivy explains that it can’t be opened or transported, and that they’ve named it 
the G.S Ball (because of its Gold and Silver colours).  
Team Rocket fear the Boss’s wrath and fix the broken blimp themselves so they 
can catch Pikachu on the return trip.  
Ivy is researching and breeding many Pokémon, many of which have different 
colours compared to the Pokémon Ash knows because of the tropical climate.  
Brock has a growing interest in Ivy’s work, and in Ivy herself, and proves 
useful in Ivy’s research and household.  
In the end, Brock makes a big decision to remain with Professor Ivy, to learn 
more about breeding, and to take care of Ivy, Hope, Faith and Charity.  
Ash and Misty say their goodbyes to Brock, and then get back on the blimp, 
Team Rocket trap Ash and Misty (and imply that Brock’s not being around means 
that Ash and Misty are a couple now).  
Jigglypuff appears and puts everyone to sleep, but in doing so, Ash and Misty 
drift off course, who knows where their blimp will land, or if they’ll even 
survive that long?...  

My favourite Quote:  

Jessie:  “Hey, where’s the other twerp who hangs around with you two?”  
Ash:  “Hmmm? Oh, you mean Brock.”  
James:  “Jessie, I think we’ve accidentally captured a pair of very romantic 
creatures in our little cage.”  
Jessie:  “You mean?-  Aw...”  
Meowth:  “They’re love’boids!”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Misty properly starts the running gag of pulling Brock’s ear to get him away 
from a beautiful girl, and resumes it when Brock returns to the group in the 
first Johto season.  

James complains that they should have bought the flight insurance, but doesn’t 
this contradict the Boss’s plan to claim the insurance on the blimp? And do 
Jessie, James and Meowth void this claim by rebuilding the blimp themselves?  

The added ingredient Brock uses which he claims to be mashed up berries looks 
more like sprinkles because of the many colours.  

We see Misty with her hair down for the first time in a long while, but it’s 
more accurate than in “The Misty Mermaid”, in which Misty’s hair was 
unrealistically long when you consider how little of it is always tied up.  

The Paras climbing the tree seems to have a case of mistaken identity, it’s 
talking like it’s a Parasect.  

Brock leaves the group for now but makes a welcome return after the Orange 
League in “A Tent Situation”.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Lapras

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

Tetsubo happens to visit Ivy, Hope, Faith and Charity but doesn’t get to meet 
Brock.  

The Lost Lapras

Pokémon seen:  

Pikachu, Togepi, Lapras, Spearow, Hitmonchan, Beedrill, Krabby, Tauros, 
Dodrio, Meowth, Sandshrew, Voltorb, Starmie, Jigglypuff, Weezing, Venonat

Story:  

Ash and Misty come to on Tangelo Island, which turns out to be a tourist 
resort.  
There they discover a Lapras being violently bullied, a Pokémon Battle ensues, 
during which, the group is interrupted by a Pokémon Watcher called Tracey.  
The good guys rush the Lapras to be healed, and learn from Tracey that the 
Lapras is a baby separated from its group.  
They also learn of the Orange Crew, a group of Gym Leaders that are located 
throughout the Orange Islands, after the permission of Oak, Ash decides to 
embark upon a quest to challenge and defeat the Orange Crew, while Tracey 
makes a decision to stick with Ash and Misty so that he can one day meet Oak.  
First though, they attempt to get Lapras back to the ocean, but it’s difficult 
due to it not trusting humans.  
Team Rocket strike and capture Lapras, but with help from Tracey’s Venonat, 
Ash and Pikachu chase them down and intercept their truck.  
The resulting battle blows up half the truck and leaves Ash, Pikachu and 
Lapras on an inevitable fall, but trust is formed between them and Lapras, 
saving them when they hit the water.  
Ash, Misty and Tracey embark on a quest to visit the Orange Islands, and 
Lapras becomes the vessel to do so.  

My favourite Quote:  

James (to Tracey):  “Can’t you see we’re busy?”  
Jessie (also to Tracey):  “Who are you anyway?”  
Tracey:  “Oh sorry.  My name’s Tracey, I’m a Pokémon Watcher.”  
Jessie:  “Okay, if you’re a Pokémon Watcher then you won’t mind stepping aside 
and Watching us steal this Lapras.”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

First time for the brand new theme tune (“Pokémon World”) and it’s about time 
too.  

With Ash’s lullaby, the first two notes were just awful; it’s one of the few 
times I’m glad that Jigglypuff showed up.  

What does Jigglypuff have against Tracey’s sketch? Falling asleep to its song 
might be insulting but shouldn’t a sketch be a compliment to it?  

When Venonat is called out, Misty doesn’t react at all to it being a Bug-type 
and its close proximity to her, however she also didn’t react to one in “The 
Ninja Poké-Showdown”.  

When the back end of the truck pushes Team Rocket over the edge, surely the 
brakes should have prevented them from flying away so far.  

Ash is a cheek, claiming he caught Lapras when it willingly decided to join 
him.  
Catching a Pokémon usually requires you to battle, weaken and successfully 
capture them in a Pokéball, but about fifty percent of Ash’s active Pokémon 
joined out of choice, Ash has got a long way to go before he can call himself 
a Pokémon Master, perhaps longer than his lifespan...  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Ninetales

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None, but Tracey gets a small mention in Chapter 50, by which time he’s left 
Ash and Misty.  

Fit To Be Tide

Pokémon seen:  

Lapras, Pikachu, Togepi, Meowth, Chansey, Muk, Seadra, Psyduck, Blastoise, 
Weezing

Story:  

The group arrives at their first destination, Mikan Island, home to the first 
of the Orange Crew, Cissy.  
In the Orange Crew, the challenges aren’t always through battle as Cissy 
shows, making Ash and his Squirtle compete like athletes to shoot down targets 
with Water Gun.  
It ends in a draw, so to decide the winner, Cissy prepares a wave ride.  
Ash chooses Lapras while Cissy chooses Blastoise, but before the race, Team 
Rocket surfaces, attempts to steal Blastoise, and fail miserably.  
It turns out that Ash must stand on his Lapras as Cissy does with Blastoise, 
she gains the advantage early, but a wise Ice Beam technique from Ash steals 
the victory and earns him his first Orange League Gym Badge:  The Coral Eye.  

My favourite Quote:  

Tracey (working of a sketch of Cissy):  “Hmmm, I need to make some 
observations...”  
Misty:  “Hey...  Just what Is It you’re observing?”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

This episode’s title pun source is the phrase ‘Fit to be Tied’.  

Team Rocket’s submarine is downgraded from the Gyarados one they had, now 
they’re stuck with a Magikarp submarine which they use for pretty much the 
whole series.  

How slow is Ash, to figure out the coconut was a trap, not because he got 
drenched, but only after locating the string that overturned the container.  

Ash has a bad memory, he was introduced to Seadra in the Pokémon League, yet 
he has to ask what it is and scan it with the Pokédex.  

Ash and the others really don’t care for the Team Rocket speech anymore (with 
good reason) and talk through most of it.  

Meowth’s comparison of getting out to push a car and getting out to push a 
submarine are completely different, if you get out to push a submarine, the 
danger of drowning is a massive factor, as James proves.  

Although Ash’s idea was good, the way he phrased it could have been 
misinterpreted, he never said to fire the Ice Beam across the surface of the 
water, he only said to shoot it to the shore, it’s a good thing Ash and his 
Pokémon understand each other so well, especially so soon after getting Lapras 
on his team.  

Misty’s idea to challenge Cissy herself probably wouldn’t have worked, if she 
had to take part in a wave ride, her Pokémon wouldn’t be big enough to stand 
on, her Starmie might have been a valid choice, but she no longer has it.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Primeape

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None, although Tetsubo travels around the Orange Islands, he doesn’t challenge 
the Orange Crew members seen in the cartoon (with the limited ways of 
competing, I thought it’d be best to introduce four new Gym Leaders to the 
Orange Crew).  

Pikachu Re-Volts

Pokémon seen:  

Lapras, Togepi, Pikachu, Voltorb, Grimer, Magnemite, Gastly, Meowth, Primeape, 
Electabuzz, Hitmonchan, Jolteon, Starmie, Poliwag, Vaporeon, Wartortle, 
Vulpix, Ponyta, Mankey, Growlithe, Flareon, Magikarp, Kingler, Arbok, 
Lickitung, Weezing, Victreebel, Drowzee, Seaking

Story:  

The group wind up on Mandarin Island, of which a huge city is located, but 
something is wrong, as Pokémon are turning against their trainers, including 
Pikachu and Togepi.  
The same happens to Team Rocket, as Meowth deserts them, but this leads Jessie 
and James to the cause:  Butch and Cassidy of Team Rocket, using a Drowzee to 
control Pokémon all over the island.  
Jessie and James strike back against their rivals but their Pokémon are taken 
and turned against them, and they wind up in the Pokémon Centre.  
After a long talk, Ash and the group convince Team Rocket to co-operate in 
order to get the Pokémon back, and a little trickery in the following battle 
has Pikachu blow up Drowzee’s machine and free the Pokémon.  
Drowzee fights back but Ash and Team Rocket battle it together, and Togepi 
beats Drowzee to a random Metronome attack and defeats Butch and Cassidy 
secretly.  
The Rockets are sent to jail again while Jessie and James disappear before 
they can get credit for helping out.  

My favourite Quote:  

Jessie:  “Helping the police would blemish my perfect criminal record.”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Who is the Grimer’s trainer? The two trainers call for Voltorb and Magnemite 
when the Pokémon revolt, but not Grimer.  

Jenny once again mentions that Ghost-types are strong against Psychic-types, 
but Gastly is part Poison-type and Psychic attacks are pretty strong against 
the current Ghost-types because of the additional poisonous side.  
Drowzee manages to capture a Grimer, Arbok and Weezing, so the Ghost side must 
be especially strong to resist it while ignoring a weakness it has.  

Meowth sure is violent in this episode, scratching away at Jessie and James at 
the smallest provocation, and that’s Before he gets brainwashed and turned 
against them.  

A running gag begins as James accidentally calls Butch, Botch, which really 
gets to him every time we rarely get to see the alternative members of Team 
Rocket.  

Once again comes the argument of the Team Rocket motto, but because Jessie 
claims they say it just as good as Butch and Cassidy, it suggests again that 
Butch and Cassidy’s is the original and true motto, while Jessie and James’s 
version is an altered rip-off.  

How was the Boss able to bail Butch and Cassidy out of jail? They were 
absolutely guilty of attempting to steal Pokémon and they even had their 
Raticate attack a policewoman.  
Did the Boss pay so much that the police could ignore the fact that the two 
are from Team Rocket and let them go after what they did? Whenever Jessie and 
James are simply hanging about near a policewoman, they usually get chased 
down immediately.  
The police system is messed up in this world, Rockets get out of jail easily, 
and Ash and the gang come close to being arrested over the pettiest things.  

I’ve never seen Weezing look so evil before, Drowzee’s control of Pokémon 
deliberately seems to increase their rage.  

Team Rocket agree to help the good guys just this once, funny how lots of 
people who promise only to do something just once wind up doing it again and 
again like Team Rocket do throughout the series and in almost every Pokémon 
movie.  

Butch and Cassidy are smart to think about using Pokéballs to capture the 
Pokémon they got through Drowzee, but not to take them from Jessie and James 
when they were blatantly acting suspicious.  

Aren’t the Team Rocket trio in enough trouble without helping to stop a fellow 
Team Rocket scheme? Once the Boss hears of their treachery against Butch and 
Cassidy, they’re sure to be in big trouble, even if they ever succeed in 
capturing Pikachu.  

I think Butch could have phrased it better when he told Drowzee to take 
control of Pikachu, he was already attacking directly under Drowzee’s control, 
the literal meaning of what was said in my opinion would mean to drop control 
of all other Pokémon and solely control Pikachu, but since the other Pokémon 
continue to attack, it would have been better to tell Drowzee just to have 
Pikachu attack Ash.  

There’s some big mistakes regarding the Pokémon stolen by Drowzee, one thing 
is that some Pokémon don’t attack when they should be, Voltorb gets left out 
of the Electric-types (but to be fair, Voltorb and their evolved state don’t 
learn Electric attacks naturally in the first Pokémon games).  
Kingler gets left out of the Water attackers just because it doesn’t have 
Water Gun (it has other Water attacks), and worse of all, Magikarp disappears 
during the battle and is replaced by a Seaking that’s come out of nowhere, 
after the fighting, Magikarp is left while this mysterious Seaking 
disappears.  
Proof of this is when you see all the controlled Pokémon fleeing the factory 
(all are visible apart from Vaporeon, Vulpix and Mankey but they’re probably 
in the dust cloud somewhere), the Seaking isn’t around while the Magikarp 
rushes out with the others, although how it does this so fast without 
something to carry it is beyond my explanation.  
And don’t anyone go claiming the Magikarp can transform into a Seaking, that’s 
just plain stupid, nor do I want to hear that it’s a Ditto that transformed 
because they would need a Magikarp and Seaking nearby to imitate them, the 
animators messed up big this episode.  

There is so much wrong with the last fight, it’s not a 2-on-2 battle or even a 
3-on-3 battle, Team Rocket’s Pokémon and Pikachu equals five Pokémon against 
Butch and Cassidy’s one Drowzee.  

This is where Togepi learns the Metronome attack (which it obtains in the 
games) by imitating Drowzee, but why does Togepi’s version of it happen first 
since it’s Copying the Metronome, and just what attack does it produce 
exactly? I can’t tell from just the large explosion of the factory.  
Also the group don’t ask questions about the huge explosion that destroys the 
factory and defeats Team Rocket, they may have assumed that Drowzee 
accidentally selected Explosion as its random move, but that’s a stretch of my 
wild explanations, they should have said something about it in the cartoon, 
even a small comment.  

Let me get this straight; Team Rocket constantly thwart the plans of their 
fellow Rockets, help the good guys time and time again, and don’t want a 
reward for their efforts, if they want to be bad guys they’re not going about 
it the right way nor doing themselves any favours within Team Rocket as a 
whole.  

Finally, Tracey doesn’t have much of a say in claiming that the only time 
Jessie and James have won was now when they helped out the good guys, he’s 
only seen them three times, so unless Ash and Misty told him of every other 
Team Rocket scheme, he shouldn’t be so sure of himself.  
If Ash or Misty had said the line then there would be no problems.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Kangaskhan

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

Butch and Cassidy use the Drowzee seen here in Chapter 6 of Pokémon Journey, a 
combined effort from Tetsubo and Chad beat it, but it gets stronger before the 
mind control scheme seen in this episode.  

The Crystal Onix

Pokémon seen:  

Lapras, Pikachu, Togepi, Onix, Meowth, Venonat, Marill, Cloyster, Arbok, 
Victreebel, Staryu, Charmeleon

Story:  

On the way to Sunburst Island, the group discover a message in a bottle, 
asking about a Crystal Onix, the group find the one who wrote it, Marisa, who 
is worried about her brother.  
The two siblings’ grandfather used to run a glass shop but he passed away, and 
Mateo wants to see the Crystal Onix in order to inspire him to make life-like 
Pokémon glass statues.  
The group embarks on a quest to find the Crystal Onix with help from Tracey’s 
Venonat and Marill, but they are hindered by Team Rocket.  
The Crystal Onix emerges in a certain secluded cave and Mateo attempts to 
capture it, after Team Rocket are dealt with, he gets the opportunity to do so 
after a Pokémon Battle, but just then he gets the inspiration he needs for his 
work and decides to let the Onix go.  
With Mateo’s inspiration to create secured, so is business, and the group bid 
farewell.  

My favourite Quote:  

Misty (to Team Rocket):  “I don’t get it, how did you three escape?”  
James:  “That is a secret you will never know!”  
Jessie:  “The writers can’t figure it out either.”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Why is James licking the glass plate? It’s brand new and never been used so to 
see him licking it is really odd, at least Jessie only kisses the glasses she 
holds, and although that’s still a little weird, it doesn’t compare to James.  

It seems the shopkeeper could do a better job of forcing Team Rocket to pay 
him back through labour; they just up and leave upon hearing about the Crystal 
Onix, unless in walking out the shop the man had just closed it for the day.  

Here’s another appearance of a Pokémon from the second set of games; Marill.  
The Pokédex is closer than usual on classifying it but is still off, Marill 
isn’t a Water Mouse Pokémon, it’s an Aquamouse Pokémon.  

Why does the tide conveniently go out to reveal the path to the other island 
just after the group arrive there? It’s too big a coincidence.  

Mateo is right about Onix being weak against Water, but he didn’t think it 
through with the Crystal Onix, it was under the water when they arrived so 
Water attacks really won’t mean a thing to it.  

I would think the Crystal Onix would have more value alive, the way Team 
Rocket talk about all the things they wish to make with it, it’s like they 
want to kill it and carve it up.  

Once again, an attack could probably have been named better, the Ember attack 
that Charmeleon apparently uses looks much more like a Fire Spin.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Rhyhorn

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None.  

In The Pink

Pokémon seen:  

Lapras, Togepi, Pikachu, Rhyhorn, Jigglypuff, Meowth, Rhydon, Exeggutor, 
Primeape, Mankey, Vileplume, Bellsprout, Venonat, Caterpie, Weedle, Nidoran 
Female, Nidoran Male, Paras, Diglett, Pidgey, Oddish, Poliwhirl, Scyther, 
Geodude, Pidgeotto, Electabuzz, Rattata, Weezing, Arbok, Victreebel, 
Lickitung, Nidoking, Dodrio, Muk, Psyduck, Marill

Story:  

Togepi’s development is questioned since it hasn’t been known to have used an 
attack, right before a whirlpool steers the group to Pinkan Island where 
Pinkanberries grow, they cause the Pokémon that live there to turn pink in 
colour.  
The group accidentally cause a Rhyhorn to charge them but Togepi secretly 
teleports them and causes the Rhyhorn to be put in danger, the group saves it 
with Officer Jenny’s help.  
Pinkan Island is a protected Pokémon preserve and has been kept secret so that 
poachers wouldn’t come along to take away the Pokémon.  
Team Rocket wash up on the island and attempt to capture all of the Pokémon in 
order to open a theme park, but anger a Nidoking in the process.  
The good guys are left to deal with it and beat a hasty retreat but are soon 
trapped, but thanks to Togepi’s secret meddling they are shielded from a 
destructive Hyper Beam and Jenny succeeds in nullifying the threat.  
The group leave the island promising to keep its secret safe, and Togepi’s 
heroism goes unaccredited.  

My favourite Quote:  

Meowth:  “The whirlpool threw us up on the island!”  
James:  “Please Meowth.  Don’t mention throwing up.”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Once again Tracey presumes things even though he hasn’t been with the group 
for long, saying that Togepi should have learned at least one attack by now.  
But it’s safer to say he knows of Togepi in general rather than just being 
presumptuous like when he commented on Team Rocket’s victories.  

Misty takes on a different way of teaching moves to her Pokémon, by 
demonstrating it herself, although she proves by knocking herself unconscious 
that you can’t give an authentic demonstration because humans are incapable of 
many Pokémon attacks and just aren’t as powerful/strong as Pokémon.  
I can’t really complain though as I’ve sometimes used similar methods of 
training in the Pokémon Journey story.  

The Pokédex makes a slight error (or modification depending on how you look at 
it) and instead of classifying Rhyhorn as a Spikes Pokémon like in the game, 
it calls it a Spiked Pokémon.  

Surely Tracey’s measurements of Rhyhorn are off:  8 metres long? 1 metre high? 
Perhaps a gigantic snake-like Pokémon could match those specifics but surely 
not a Rhyhorn.  

Ash is an idiot, he plainly sees Tracey taking precautions so as not to 
disturb the Rhyhorn, and then walks right out in the open thinking he can 
befriend it.  

The “Pikachu can’t use Teleport” line is very similar to the games when you 
try to teach an inappropriate move to a Pokémon.  

In the vision of Team Rocket’s Pinkyland, Weezing’s eyes are upturned, making 
it look more like a Koffing, I guess the reversed shape of the eyes are done 
by choice rather than something unavoidable when it evolves.  
Oh, and even while Team Rocket imagine these things, James still dresses like 
a woman while Jessie wears an outfit more fitting for a male, both these 
outfits were worn back in “Pokémon Fashion Flash”.  

Working as a team, the Team Rocket Pokémon take down a Nidoking and nearly 
capture it, they should work that way when battling Ash and maybe they’d be 
successful.  

Big giant mistake! Misty says she’ll use Starmie to help but she doesn’t have 
it anymore! She should have said Staryu and the English writers should really 
keep track of Pokémon who have left the group and not make amateur mistakes 
like this.  

Officer Jenny claims Electric attacks won’t work because the Nidoking is on a 
rampage, she’s wrong, it won’t work at all because Nidokings are part Ground-
type, so Electric attacks do nothing.  

When Ash doesn’t believe Togepi saved them, why doesn’t Tracey stand up for 
it, it was him who was earlier going on about the fact it should already have 
learned some attacks, and being a Pokémon Watcher, he should have noticed 
Togepi’s movements and activity at the times of the Teleport and Reflect 
techniques being used, or least agree with Misty seeing as she noticed this.  

What is it with Tracey sketching women whenever he gets the chance, at least 
Brock is honest and up front about his feelings, and goes right out and says 
to girls what’s in his heart, Tracey however is a little questionable, 
sketching girls and maybe ogling them later.  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Kabuto

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None.  

Shell Shock!

Pokémon seen:  

Lapras, Pikachu, Togepi, Growlithe, Machoke, Meowth, Rhydon, Kabuto, Squirtle, 
Goldeen, Staryu

Story:  

Along the journey, the group discover several people headed towards an island, 
and join up with a team of excavators looking to unearth some Kabuto fossils.  
Along the journey and digs, the large group is hindered by mysterious tumbling 
rocks, which turn out to be purposefully dropped upon them by an old man 
trying to warn them away.  
A prophecy tells of the island’s destruction if the Kabuto are disturbed, but 
his pleas go ignored and the group enter a cave made of Kabuto fossils.  
Team Rocket interferes and steal a large number of fossils, but their meddling 
brings about the Kabuto’s awakening and the destruction of the island, because 
it built up around the fossilized Kabuto.  
The whole group barely escapes as the whole island collapses into the sea, and 
the Kabuto leave.  
Everyone decides not to let this secret out so that the world may not make the 
same mistake in the future.  

My favourite Quote:  

Reporter:  “Now a shocking revelation as this deranged old man claims 
responsibility for these brutal attacks.”  
Old Man:  “I’m not that old and I’m definitely not deranged!”  

Things I’d like to point out:  

Why does the TV reporter and her crew just stand there as the second rockfall 
occurs? To film it all clearly? They were all nearly killed!  

Though Meowth’s tradition of suggesting strange ways for the Boss to use 
captured Pokémon followed by an impersonation of his gratitude has yet to 
begin, the suggestion of using Kabuto fossils as doorstops is as silly as the 
ideas that later get suggested.  

How slow is Ash? Everyone is rushing to rid themselves of the bomb by passing 
it to another, yet he just holds it until Misty tells him to throw it away.  

Pretty fancy rope trip that Ash does, by throwing three ropes forward, they 
combined into a secure lasso, maybe he should rethink his career?  

Who’s That Pokémon?:  

Ponyta

Cameos in Pokémon Journey:  

None, although a Kabuto is seen in Chapter 47 it’s just a tame one owned by a 
paranoid nerd.  

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Episodes #089 - #096
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