We open the episode with Serena trying to, you guessed it, ride a Rhyhorn! She is clearly not doing very well and her mother seems very concerned that she might bite her tongue off if she doesn't stop screaming and close her mouth. After being thrown off her Rhyhorn (I somehow knew that was going to end badly), she tells her mother that she hates it! Oh I'm sorry Serena. Even though you were screaming and apparently nearly bit your tongue off, I still thought you seemed to be having the time of your life. Clearly I was mistaken.
We then find ourselves following Ash, Clemont and Bonnie as they race towards Professor Sycamores lab with our random little Froakie who was badly injured by Team Rocket. Clemont clearly will never become an Olympic athlete as he struggles breathlessly behind Ash and Bonnie. We're not even 2 minutes into this episode when, cue shocking music, Team Rocket appear and are already planning to steal Pokemon from Professor Sycamores lab! After 17 seasons they still haven't learnt...
Ash and Bonnie arrive at the lab and we meet none other than Professor Sycamore himself! His assistant Sophie takes Froakie as we learn that Froakie's trainer has given him up. Poor Froakie! How could anyone want to give you up after that awesome display of Frubbles! Team Froakie all the way! Ah yes, then Clemont arrives and collapses on the floor, totally exhausted from the trip to the lab. Definitely not an athlete, much to the dismay of his little sister Bonnie.
After learning that Froakie has had many Pokemon trainers, all of which have returned it for not listening in battle, our newly formed trio meet Professor Sycamores Garchomp. This leads into a conversation about Professor Sycamore's research on evolution and the possibility of, drum roll please, Mega Evolution!! Eeeek! Fan girl moment! Does this mean that Ash might end up Mega Evolving one of his Pokemon?! Mega Sceptile all the way! Woo!
Of course Team Rocket over hear this conversation and enter the lab in one of their poorly designed disguises. Like really guys? At least change the hair. Our random little Froakie, being the amazing Pokemon he is, recognises that they're not Mega Evolution researchers but Team Rocket! Team Rocket seem to have made a cube, that turns into a collar, that attaches to a Pokemon, that essentially controls them. Where do they keep getting all the funding for these random gadgets? After they reveal themselves to the rest of the crew, Bonnie takes the words right out of my mouth; "You are such annoying bad people!" Bonnie, you've dealt with them twice, I've been dealing with them for 17 seasons. Team Rocket's plan clearly backfires (surprise surprise) as Garchomp blasts them off through the roof. However their collar has clearly caused Garchomp to lose control and is now out in Lumiose City like, bashing up cars and stuff.
Who's that Pokemon?! It's Froakie!
Garchomp proceeds to fly to Prsim Tower and unleash random hyperbeams! Serena and her mother are watching the Godzillaresk scenes unfold on TV. Ash, being the hero that he is, wants to get close to Garchomp and get that collar off, so Clemont takes him to a secret stairwell that leads up Prism Tower. Clemont is all like "The future is now thanks to science. Aipom arm go!" to unlock the secret staircase, and Ash is all like "Wow! Science is so amazing!". You say that now Ash, you say that now. At the top of Prism Tower, Ash attempts to talk Garchomp out of it's collar induced rage, but Garchomp nearly falls off of the building! A quick thinking Froakie uses his Frubbles to stick Garchomp's feet to the ground. Have I told you how much I love Froakie?
Pikachu's irontail successfully destroys the collar and Garchomp is back to normal. Hooray! Until the ledge of Prism Tower breaks underneath our beloved Pikachu and he begins falling to he ground. But wait! Ash's quick thinking of "I'm gunna jump off the ledge and grab Pikachu even though I haven't thought this through and have nowhere to land" luckily ends well as they are both saved by Mega Blaziken! But who does this Mega Blaziken belong to? A mystery yet to be solved.
We leave this episode with Serena possibly knowing Ash, Ash receiving a Kalos Pokedex from Professor Sycamore and Froakie joining our beloved 10 year old for his Kalos journey!
What adventures lay ahead for our trio? Well, I'm sure we'll find out in episode 3, as the journey continues....
Casey
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